ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Saturday that 5.5 million jobs were created during the last three years due to prudent policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, .
Speaking in the National Assembly, he said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had created 5.7 million jobs during its last five-year government.
Sharing the achievements of the PTI-led government on economic front, he said that Pakistan achieved highest exports, adding that the country achieved over 5 percent growth rate during the last two years, which is the highest in the last 15 years.
Criticising the opposition parties for becoming part of a conspiracy being hitched by foreign powers against the elected government of PTI, he said people of Pakistan would never support the elements working against the interest of the country.
He said the government had decided to share contents of the threatening letter with the members of the parliament. He regretted that the leadership of the opposition had refused to attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security convened by the National Assembly speaker.
The minister once again invited the opposition parties for an in-camera briefing on the “threatening letter” to the parliament.
He said that the PTI government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has chosen to live with dignity and pride and not to compromise on the sovereignty of the country.
He asked opposition to work for strengthening and supremacy of the parliament.
