Lahore: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has declared former premier Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari a reason behind inflation prevailing in the country.
Talking to newsmen at Lahore Press Club on Sunday afternoon, he said that families of journalists and members of press clubs in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be given health facilities up-to one million rupees at both government and private hospitals.
He said that government will provide state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to the journalists and their families.Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that journalists throughout Pakistan will be provided subsidized houses under the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme.
About country’s political situation, the information minister said PTI will continue to rule in the Center after winning next general elections.
Replying to another question, Chaudhary Fawad Husain said that government is spending 700 billion rupees on development of Southern Balochistan.
The information minister distributed Sehat Cards among journalists and felicitated them on achieving this reward.
Talking about loans taken in the previous governments, Fawad Chaudhry said that as many as Rs 23000 billions loans were taken from 2008 to 2018. He also declared former prime minister Nawaz Sharif responsible for the current inflation.
Answering a query, he said that the opposition protests pose no threat to the government adding that the opposition parties don’t trust each other.
