ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said Pakistan is paying Rs6 billion interest every day on loans taken by the preceding governments.
The Premier made this comments during his address after inaugurating the Railway live-tracking service.PM Imran was reported by Geo freshs as saying: "Due to the preceding governments, we are giving Rs6 billion in interest daily."On Monday, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan's assembly with IMF chief Christine Lagarde on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai, Finance Minister Asad Umar said Pakistan is shut to striking a deal to secure financial support from the International Monetary Enjoymentd (IMF).NROHe added that due to the multiple NROs given by the preceding governments there was no fear in measure people before looting the national exchequer.During his address he also asked Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed to dispatch corruption cases to the National Accountability Bureau.Haj policySharing his words on Haj policy, Imran Khan msprint; obviously referring to opposition msprint; said "these people" ask why the government did much supply a Haj subsidy or make performing the Islamic ritual more affordable.
Khan added: "If you hadn't left the country in this condition [and] if we didn't have so many debts, then we would degreely dispatch pilgrims for free to perform Haj."Minister for RailwaysMeanwhile, Sheikh Rasheed said that the former government has taken kickbacks in the Railways department, adding that machines worth Rs one billion were bought which are useless.
He said Rs400 to 500 million were spent on unessential stations such as Okara and Narowal.He said that Thal Express shall leave from Rawalpindi to Multan, passing through Muzaffargarh, Bhakkar, Darya Khan and Mianwali.Incharge Train Tracking Service Mudasser Zaidi said that the system has become operational through which trains' location can be tracked across Pakistan.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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