Minister for Communication and Postal Services, Murad Saeed on Monday pledged to spend national money on welfare of poor masses of the country. Talking to a private news channel, the minister vowed that the looted money would be brought back from the corrupt elements, and spent for the welfare projects benefiting the common man. Elaborating the initiatives taken by his ministry soon after taking powers, he said we have generated over 11 billion rupee revenue from the postal services.
He said those elements who made irregularities and corruption had been terminated from their posts. Murad Saeed further stated that we had to face Rs 52 billion deficit due to mishandling of the past governments, adding all out efforts were being made to improve the system. The minister said issues of mishandling in awarding contracts to toll plazas had also been removed. He added that directives had been issued to concerned for auditing of toll plazas. In replying to a question, he said the relevant record asked by the national accountability bureau (NAB), had been provided.
To another question, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan was the first leader of the country who realized genuine problems of people. Commenting on protest demonstration being launched by opposition, he said Bilawal Bhutto and Maryam were launching protest campaign just to save their fathers from corruption cases. He said the corrupt elements involved in plundering the national money would not be spared, adding the money would be brought back at all cost for spending on poors.
About Opposition, he said whenever they visited assembly sessions, the Opposition parties had habits to start hue and cry over non-issues. He said last governments of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N, had approached International Money Fund (IMF), programs many times during tenures.