PM Imran postpones address to nation

ISLAMABAD: To avoid legal complications,  Prime Minister Imran Khan has postponed his address to the nation on Sunday, sources told ARY News.   

According to the details, PM Imran wanted to take the nation into confidence regarding important initiatives of the government against corruption.

The sources said that few senior leaders suggested him to not release the video message to avoid the legal complications.

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It is pertinent to mention here that PM Imran, on August 27, had said that curbing corruption and retrieving wealth of the country, amassed through illegal means and laundered abroad, were among the biggest challenges for the government.

PM Imran had made the remarks during a detailed briefing on the Ministry of Interior and its attached department at Prime Minister’s Office.

Adviser to PM on Establishment Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, along with Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability, on October 3,co-chaired a special meeting to launch an anti-corruption drive in line with vision of PM Imran Khan.

According to details, Mohammad Shehzad Arbab reiterated to adopt immediate measures to root out corruption from public sector institutions which is a key to improve public service delivery.

He further directed that the heads of ministries and departments to immediately remove corrupt elements from their respective ministries and departments.

Arbab asked the representatives of various departments to formulate a comprehensive mechanism by which general public may submit their grievance against corrupt officials.