Special Assistant to the PM on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday that those who had mercilessly looted the national treasury were shedding crocodile tears now.
Reacting to statements of opposition leaders on the recent petroleum price hike, she said the players of ‘corruption eleven’ wanted to be absolved of their sins by playing with the sentiments of the public.
“From August till now, the government had given subsidy of more than Rs 60 billion to provide relief to the public on petroleum products and save them from the effects of increasing prices,” she added.
She said in comparison to other countries of the region, the increase in prices of petroleum products in Pakistan was comparatively lower.
“Despite knowing these facts, the ‘corrupt league’ is politicising the issue,” he said. The special assistant said if the power hungry leaders in the opposition were real sympathisers of the people, the country would not have been in the present condition.
“Had the fake accounts not been full of corruption money, the country would have a stable economy now,” she added.
Dr Firdous said the nation and democracy were suffering due to ‘corruption kings’, adding the opposition made money while the nation suffered loss.
“They built future of their own children and threw children of the nation in darkness,” she continued.
