ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday announced that the government would soon launch a full-fledged crackdown against the money laundering by plugging loopholes in the system left by the past governments.
“Today, money laundering is the biggest curse in the country. Because you cannot keep it (looted money) in Pakistan, you launder it abroad to conceal it. You inflict a double loss to the country – first by looting and then by sending it through Havala or Hundi in dollars,” the prime minister said while speaking in the National Assembly.
He said those, who had been blaming the government for rupee depreciation, should have also told the people the reason behind that.
By next week, he said, the government would come up with a comprehensive package for the agriculture sector and would bring the Chinese technology to enhance the yield.
He said new projects under the Naya Pakistan Housing Project would be announced soon as the construction industry would boost another 40 allied industries.
PM Khan said women were a vital component of the society and their empowerment was the foremost priority of the government.
During his meeting with them at his chamber at the Parliament House, the prime minister lauded the positive and overwhelming participation of the female Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) during the budget session, a Prime Minister (PM) Office statement said.
Among the parliamentarians who met the prime minister included Rukhsana Naveed, Shanila Ruth, Dr Seemi Bukhari, Rubina Jamil, Fauzia Bahram, Javeria Zafar Aheer, Munawara Bibi Baloch, Sobia Kamal, Nusrat Wahid, Ghazala Saifi, Asma Qadir, Saima Qadir, Nuzhat Pathan, Zile Huma, Shaheen Naz Saifullah and Saira Bano.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan also attended the meeting.
The prime minister urged the female parliamentarians to play a more vibrant role to highlight in the National Assembly the national issues particularly those faced by the women and poor people besides striving for their resolution.
The female member of the lower house of parliament lauded the prime minister and his economic team for presenting a balanced annual budget amid difficult circumstances and also congratulated over its passage by the parliament.
They also expressed their confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
