RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday said that estranged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen, who formed a separate parliamentary group within PTI, will vote in favour of Prime Minister Imran Khan during budget the next fiscal year.
While reviewing development works at a hospital in Rawalpindi along with Minister of State for Health Dr Faisal Sultan, Tasheed said that small arguments and disagreements occur within parties, however, he was sure that Tareen will vote for Imran during the budget.
“This is not even a thing to be discussed or given importance as it occurs regularly within parties,” he said.
He said that the prime minister’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia has remained successful and the country has never before witnessed better relations with the Kingdom.
Rasheed further expressed his gratitude towards Sultan for upgrading the 200-bed hospital with the donation of 200 additional beds and said that they were also establishing a cancer treatment department in it.
Sultan assured that the hospital would be completed by end of this year as bids have been invited for procurement and construction purposes.
The interior minister also announced to hold a public gathering at his residence on Friday to express solidarity with Palestine, which have been witnessing Israeli violence that has so far killed over 200 Palestinians including children.
“We have announced relief aid for the Palestinians and the cabinet has approved it,” he said adding that it was now up to the Foreign Office to make arrangements for its delivery.
