“Time has come to sacrifice,” PM announces austerity measures to help poor

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the federal government prioritized austerity measures in a bid to provide relief to the public.

“Today, we need to take practical steps either anyone is a minister or adviser or the government officer. We have to demonstrate first and then we expect the elite to sacrifice,” said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing the nation.

The PM said that the government was making efforts to set the country on the right directions.  He also revealed that only two things were left from the IMF deal and these would also be done to materialize it.

The Prime Minister said under this national vision, the government has been working on a plan for last two weeks and today a proper implementation framework will be finalized towards this end.

He said the government is making honest efforts to put the country's economy on right track.

Referring to the natural calamities of earthquake in 2005 and floods last year, Shehbaz Sharif said it was the poor class of the country that suffered the most.

He said now it is the turn of affluent class to show that they will save every penny of the national exchequer and use it for people's welfare.