Miffed Shibli Faraz stops Shahbaz Gill from talking to mediapersons
It is my duty talk to media, you cannot do that, Shibli Faraz told Shahbaz Gill.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Wednesday stopped Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill from talking to mediapersons.
According to details, the federal minister was miffed over the SAPM’s conduct and told him not to exchange information with journalists. He also stopped him from standing with mediapersons.
Shibli Faraz said, “It is my duty talk to media, you cannot do that. I am going to hold a press conference, you can also come with me.” Shahbaz Gill went away after being rebuked by the minister.
Shibli Faraz held a presser afterwards and said that there is no consensus amongst the parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) as they are pursuing conflicting narratives and interests.
Shibli Faraz said the opposition is resorting to negative propaganda on the issue of loans taken by the present government. Six trillion rupees were used to pay back the past loans and the interest on them.
He said 1.2 trillion rupees were provided to support different sectors especially the disadvantaged segments of the society in the wake of breakout Covid-19.
When asked about the upcoming Senate elections, the minister said the government believes in holding the exercise in the most transparent manner.
He said the government has sought guidance of the Supreme Court on open balloting. He said we have also prepared a bill on the matter and it will be seen whether or not the opposition supports the legislation.
When asked about Broadsheet issue, the Information Minister said an inquiry commission to be headed by Azmat Sheikh will investigate into it. He said the past rulers were involved in corruption and money laundering on a large scale and this should be investigated.
Talking about economic situation of the country, he said the benefits of improvement in economic indicators will reach the masses.
The Information Minister said that the inflation has been brought down to single digit and the prices of essential commodities are coming down.
He said our remittances and exports have increased whilst the imports have decreased. He said the large scale manufacturing is witnessing a major growth.
He said we have brought the current account deficit to zero and for few months, it also remained positive. The country’s foreign exchange reserves have also improved.
