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PM Imran Khan seeks three months time to evaluate performance

Openly extending his support to Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said ‘give him three months time to evaluate the performance.”

By Web Desk
August 31, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Openly extending his support to Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said ‘give him three months time to evaluate the performance.”

Imran Khan said this while talking to TV Anchors who called on him here Friday. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry were also present.

Imran Khan told TV anchors, “Give me and my team three months time to evaluate performance. After this time period media is free to criticize.”

In the meeting Imran Khan said, “You are free to criticize, I am not scared of it. Criticism helps address the issues.”

“Circular debt has reached Rs1200 billions. Pakistan can’t progress sans accountability,” said Imran Khan.

Chairman National Accountability (NAB) Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has been directed for carrying out indiscriminate accountability, he said and added “I have asked the NAB chief to take action against any of his government member if he/she is involved in malpractice.”

Commenting on Pak-US relations, PM Imran Khan said, “United States’ wrong demands will not be accepted anymore."

Khan said, “We can’t fight the United States but will bring improvement in relations.”

Imran Khan went on say, “PTI government will withdraw all the agreements made against the interest of Pakistan.”

About use of helicopter, Imran Khan clarified, “I used the copter to avoid any inconvenience for the common people.”