Nawaz Sharif not accompanying PM to Saudi visit

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar Saturday said that during the visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister's delegation includes his family, but not Nawaz Sharif.

While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Atta Tarar stated that as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government started, the confidence of the businessmen has been restored, we have saved the country from bankruptcy, there are positive news about Pakistan's economy in the international media, but some elements cannot see the development of Pakistan.

The federal minister added that Bloomberg predicted the reduction of inflation in Pakistan, positive progress is also being seen in local investment.

Atta Tarar continued to say that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally went to Dasu to boost the morale of Chinese engineers after the Basham incident. The security of Chinese is being taken very seriously. ‘We will not let anyone destroy peace, we want peace in the region, this wish should not be considered as weakness,’ he added.

He further said that the Prime Minister will go to Saudi Arabia on a commercial flight and will pay the expenses on his own. Important meetings are also expected along with performing Umrah during the visit to Saudi Arabia.

The Minister of Information further stated that the Foreign Office has denied the statement of the Indian Defense Minister, that anti-national forces are making desperate efforts to thwart the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

In response to a question, Atta Tarar stated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has great comforts in jail while all the news related to poisoning of Bushra Bibi has been rejected. Her doctor himself has said that she is in better health.