Instead of hurling threats, opposition should respond to NAB's queries: Firdous
The opposition can approach courts if they have complaints with the NAB
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday while criticizing the opposition’s behaviour said that it should reply to the queries of the anti-graft watchdog instead of attacking National Accountability Bureau (NAB), hurling threats and dragging the media.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad after federal cabinet meeting, she said that the NAB is a national institution, adding that it has the right to present its stance. The SAPM went on to say that the disinformation will spread if the Bureau wouldn’t speak.
Fordoous Ashiq Awan said: “The NAB is free from any sort of government pressure but it is the responsibility of the government to facilitate the anti-graft agency where needed.”
“The opposition can approach courts if they have complaints with the NAB,” she said and added the Bureau is working within its constitutional ambit.
The SAPM further announced that the Federal Cabinet has approved Kamyab Jawan Program to economically empower youth.
She said under the program, a youth can get loan from 100,000 to five million rupees in two categories. She said under the first category banks will provide loan upto 500,000 rupees at six percent mark-up with lending equity of 10 percent of the amount applied.
Under the second category, an applicant can get loan up to five million rupees at a mark-up of eight percent and equity ratio of 20 percent, she added.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said 25 percent of the loan will be granted to women to make youth self-employee to control inflation and joblessness.
She said Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training gave a detailed and comprehensive briefing on new education policy. She said the policy will be developed under the mandate of the Federal Government and necessary assistance and facilitation will be provided to provinces for its implementation.
The Special Assistant said the cabinet also pondered upon the rupee depreciation and its impact on inflation. The cabinet was informed that Prime Minister s Advisor on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will unveil a long term economic plan on Saturday.
She said the cabinet also approved the decisions of last meeting of Economic Coordination Committee.
