ISLAMABAD:  Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has reiterated the resolve to put the country back on the track of progress and development.

 

Talking to newsmen here in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said the government is working tirelessly to provide relief to the people. He said Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro bus extension project that remained stalled for last four years was completed within few days and this is a proof of competency of the current government.

 

About Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s planned protest in front of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today, Ahsan Iqbal said this is aimed at impeding the due process by pressurizing and blackmailing the institutions. He, however, said the ECP will decide the cases including foreign funding case as per law and without succumbing to any pressure.

 

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Tuesday said the government will devise a policy to increase the petroleum prices. Talking to a private news channel, he said the elite class having big vehicles cannot be given subsidy, but those using less petrol, such as motorcyclists, would be given relief. The Finance Minister said the present government will make all-out efforts to reduce the budget deficit increased during the PTI regime.