Pakistanis to get ‘good news’ very soon, says Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the government had nothing to with the ongoing accountability drive catching several bigwigs.

He said the people of Pakistan would soon get the good news, adding that the government was being strengthened with every passing day.

Speaking to media before the parliament session, Mr. Chaudhry said the prime minister had connection with anyone’s arrest. “It’s better for the Opposition not to name the accountability process as political vendetta,” he added.

He recalled that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman was appointed by the previous PML-N government. He asked the former rulers to conduct their introspection first before hurling barbs at the incumbent government.

The minister reiterated government’s stance the current ruling setup would bring back looted wealth to the country. He wondered that all hue and cry was being raised on accountability of a handful of people.

In his informal remarks, the minister said the country was not actually threatened by the accountability, ‘but from the Motu Gang’, he said in an indirect reference to the Sharif brothers.

All those trying to hatch conspiracy against the government is struggling to find space for themselves, he stated.

Fawad Chaudhry said not a single institution exist in the country that was not profitable. He insisted that the poor would not be affected with government’s raise in gas prices.

He called upon the provincial government to transparently utilize development funds.