Federal minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said that the statement of Ali Amin Gandapur at PTI’s election rally in Gilgit Baltistan about Maryam Nawaz was wrongly perceived as such kind of speeches in public gatherings are routine matter in politics.
He said that the indecent words and statements of Maryam Nawaz and PDM leaders about the first lady were worse than the political remarks of Gandapur about Maryam.
The opposition has crossed all the limits of political ethics by criticizing even the national institutions, he said and added that institutions were more important than individuals. In a talk show programme of a private news channel on Saturday, the minister said that the Prime Minister had never used indecent remarks about women and Maryam Nawaz misused her status of being a woman.
The Opposition was not condemned by media when it was constantly leveling baseless allegations against first lady Bushra Bibi despite her non-political role, he stated.
Shibli Faraz said that the government would not take advantage of the differences between PPP and PML-N by showing leniency towards any party in ongoing accountability process.
He said that Jahangir Tareen was now available in the country for replying all kinds of questions by the courts and the media regarding sugar scandal.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday said Gilgit Baltistan would be made a province and a special economic zone would be built in the area.
Speaking at a public meeting here, he said enemy had its eye on the region of Gilgit Baltistan. Ali Amin said work was continuing on the construction of 250 bed health facility and airport while rupees seven billion would be spent on the construction of an electricity grid in the region.
He assured that employment opportunities would be created with the new development projects and business activity in the area, adding, Gilgit Baltistan was ignored by the last government and it was not made part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Special Economic Zone would be built in Gilgit Baltistan while various feasibility studies were completed for starting building of new power projects, he added.
Gandapur said government of Pakistan Tehreek I Insaf (PTI) would continue to make efforts to protect constitutional rights of people of GB.
The promises made with the people of the region would be fulfilled, he asserted.
Amin said a medical college and engineering university had been approved for the region while the allocated quota of wheat for northern areas would be distributed among people soon. The wheat quota was abolished by the last government, he stated.
The minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan was fighting for the rights of people of Pakistan and had waged struggle against looters of national kitty.
Imran Khan refused to forgive those who looted wealth of the nation, he said and accused Asif Ali Zardari and Sharif family of corruption.
Gandapur said Asif Zardari who had not much wealth, later bought a palace in France and became billionaire while Nawaz Sharif, despite his humble beginning became billionaire too.
He asked people to vote for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the upcoming election in Gilgit Baltistan.
He said the issue of Kashmir would be resolved according to resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill on Saturday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) will clean sweep the upcoming
Gilgit-Baltistan elections. “These people [opposition parties] are still telling lies despite having ruled the country for three decades,” he said. “The reason behind the country’s problems is PML-N’s corruption”, he said in a tweet.
Gill said people responsible for corruption would be held accountable. Opposition would suffer a defeat in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), he added.
GB is set to elect its assembly members on November 15. President Pakistan Muslim League (N) Maryam Nawaz, Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other political figures have been campaigning in the region for the last few days.
This will be the region’s third election since it was given the power to rule itself in 2009. Gilgit Baltistan has 24 constituencies and its assembly has 33 seats.
Candidates from political parties will stand for 24 seats. Of the remaining seats, six are reserved for women and three for technocrats.
