ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he had already predicted that corrupt mafia would take to the streets against the government.
“The corrupt mafia wants to create chaos in the country for their own selfish designs but the country will continue to progress in leaps and bounds,” the prime minister said while chairing a meeting.
He said the government’s victory would bring the curtain down on the politics of various parties. The premier added the government was pushing ahead with its ambitious reform agenda.
PM Imran said the government’s economic policies had helped cut down the current account deficit by a massive 32 per cent. He said the trade deficit had been brought down to $7 billion from $13 billion.
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Separately, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan while briefing the media after a meeting of the Federal Cabinet said the Cabinet had expressed satisfaction on positive economic trajectory of the country.
Awan said the prime minister has given a roadmap to various departments and ministries of their targets for the next three months. “The prime minister gave directions to all ministries to take maximum efforts to complete public sector development programs of their ministry in next three months,” she said.
She added, the prime minister has directed to work on job creation and parallel empowerment strategies for youth of the country.
“The prime minister will himself monitor the progress so that decisions are made on time and red tapism is avoided,” Awan added.