Centre's share in Karachi package Rs611bn, efforts to mislead masses not to succeed: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced the Karachi Transformation Plan sincerely but the Sindh chief minister created confusion about it, however the efforts to mislead the masses would not succeed.

The Sindh government, he said, claimed that only Rs. 300 billion was being given by the Federal Government and the rest was being funded by it, but it was not the case.

The Federal Government, in fact, would give Rs. 611 billion for the Karachi package.

The Federal Government was making all-out efforts to work with the provincial government for resolving the problems being faced by the Karachiites, but the latter had created confusion about its share in the package, so it was its responsibility to tell the facts to the people, he said while addressing here a news conference.

Shibli Faraz said though an opposition party was in power in Sindh, but the Federal Government was sincerely striving to work for the betterment of its people, particularly those of Karachi.

The people of rural Sindh were also Pakistani citizens and the Federal Government also wanted to support them despite having limited resources.

About the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership, the minister said its spokespersons spared no chance to politicizing things and try to mislead the masses. The PML-N leaders were in the habit of telling lies.

They adopted apologetic approach while summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), but as soon as they were out of NAB offices they started bragging, he added, citing PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had to give answers to the questions of NAB.

The masses have rejected those who had multiplied their wealth and bank accounts when in power, he added.