Information Minister Firdous Ashaq Awan on Saturday said that Fountain House – a facility for mentally challenged people – was waiting for Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and that he would be there soon.
Talking to reporters at Allama Iqbal International Airport, she said that only the parliament had the prerogative to decide on the restoration of NATO supplies, and no individual could take decision on the matter. She said the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) had submitted recommendations on reopening NATO supplies, and the government would discuss the new terms of engagement with the US after the parliament’s decision. Firdous said that only parliament had the prerogative to decide on the restoration of NATO supplies, and no individual could take decision on the matter.
In an apparent reference to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), she said the Mehran Bank scandal had exposed “Ali Baba and forty thieves”. She said the Punjab government had spent huge amounts on the publicity campaign of PML-N leaders by distributing laptops. She said the PML-N leaders had escaped from the country in 1999 by signing a deal with a military dictator, and that they were now deceiving the masses. She sad the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government did not have majority, but democracy remained intact in the country and flourished. “The credit goes to the president, prime minister and the allied political parties,” she said. About the energy crisis, Firdous said the PPP government had added 1,900 megawatts to the national grid despite inheriting the power crises from the previous regimes. She said the provincial governments were equally responsible to produce electricity after the 18th Amendment. When asked about the spiralling prices in the country, she blamed the global recession, adding that the government was taking measures to address all issues.
Fountain House waiting for Shahbaz Sharif, says Firdous
