NAB has to take its own decision: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
MULTAN (92 News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in my view is an autonomous entity and the NAB has to take its decisions, adding, “We cannot influence it.”
Speaking to t he journalists on Sunday, the foreign minister said that the ten years of the previous governments destroyed the country’s economy. “Eradication of corruption is an important part of the PTI agenda,” he said.
He termed that Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto can launch Train March and Long Marches as per his aspirations but there should be accountability of the segment that has brought losses to Pakistan.
“If toppling the government was the solution to the issue than no government would have survived,” Shah Mehmood Qureshi further mentioned. “No one, even Finance Minister Asad Umar, can fix the economy instantly,” he added.
The minister has said that the steps taken by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will improve the overall economic situation of Pakistan. “Foreign direct investment had fallen to dangerous levels, Rs 6,000 trillion debts were accumulated by the previous governments,” Qureshi clarified.
FM Qureshi assured that investment trend is coming, it will play a role for creating job opportunities. He explained that the country has begun to improve the economic stability due to the economic policies of the PTI government.
Commenting on Hazarganji market attack, Quetta, the foreign minister said, “We don’t want to engage in political point scoring.” “Through investigation, we have to see that Hazara community targeted in Quetta. We have to see if there is a sectarian or international force behind it. We will not adopt India’s attitude,” the foreign minister said.