Govt to ensure transparent accountability, bring back looted money: Dr Firdous  

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government will ensure impartial and transparent accountability process in the country, ARY News reported.     

Addressing a press conference following the PTI core committee’s meeting in Islamabad, Dr Firdous reiterated that the government is committed to bring back looted money from abroad.

The special assistant maintained that the incumbent government believes in rule of law and supremacy of constitution, adding that they will not compromise on ongoing accountability process in the country at any cost.

She said that they will bring change in the country by recovering money looted from the national exchequer and by ensuring even-handed and transparent accountability.

Lashing out at the PML-N government, Dr Firdous said that the past government had put an addition burden of Rs4.5bn on domestic consumers through LNG contract.

She urged the parliament to play its due role for the welfare of the common man.

Responding to a question, the special assistant said that the footprints of PIC incident lead to a political party, adding that the activists of the PML-N turned the lawyers protest violent.

She said that the core committee of PTI has condemned the incident at Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore. The special assistant said that the provincial government and Insaf Lawyers Forum will be engaged with bar councils and lawyers associations to resolve the matter amicably.

She urged Bar Councils to identify black sheep within legal community to avoid such incidents in future.

Dr Firdous said core committee hoped that Punjab government will take legal action against violators and held them accountable.