Development projects: Nawaz's response to journalist was 'quoted out of context'

The Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad clarified on Monday Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif's response to a query raised by a journalist was unfortunately quoted out of context. According to a statement, during his visit to the new Islamabad International Airport on May 6, 2017, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a media talk in which he was asked by a journalist regarding probe into the undue delays and phenomenal increases in the cost of development projects initiated during the previous regimes.
The Prime Minister was also asked whether the present government is considering investigation and identification to find those responsible in the previous government so that such practice is not repeated in future. Referring to the corruption scandals of the past regimes, the Prime Minister stressed on holding those accountable who were at the helm of affairs in the past and looted public money while claiming to serve the nation.
The Prime Minister while endorsing the need to hold the previous regimes accountable said that such probes must obviously reach their logical conclusions. History is witness to the fact that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has always come into power after the people of Pakistan renewed the credentials of the party's leadership. This is the result of honoring of commitments made by PML-N's leadership to the people of Pakistan.
The government's commitment to root out corruption is evident from the fact that despite completing mega projects in diverse fields, there is no scam of corruption against the present government. The government has ensured merit and transparency in the execution of all projects; saving billions of rupees for the national exchequer. The government, however, cannot divert its energies from bringing revolution in the socio-economic spheres and accomplishing the hitherto ignored infrastructure development in the country in a qualitative and transparent manner. There is rule of law in the country and all institutions are performing their mandated duties without fear or favour.