Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says economic difficulties are temporary as industry, agriculture and construction sectors are making historic profits.
In his tweets on Sunday, the Minister said as a nation we will face difficulties together.
تیل کی قیمت میں اضافے کو لیکر ایسے پروپیگنڈا ہو رہا ہے جیسے ہم کوئ دنیا سے کسی علیحدہ سیارے پر ہیں اگر دنیا میں تیل، گیس اوپر جائیگا پاکستان میں بھی اوپر جائیگا، سارا ملک سبسڈی پر نہیں چل سکتا آج قیمتیں اوپر ہیں کل کم ہو جائینگی تو یہاں بھی کم ہو جائیں گی،
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 17, 2021
He urged the private sector to increase the salaries of their workers to help mitigate effects of inflation.
Regarding propaganda about oil prices, he said we are not living on a planet isolated from the world, if oil and gas prices go up in the rest of the world, prices in Pakistan will also rise.
The Minister said the entire country cannot be run on subsidies.