INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said there was no threat to Pakistan's nuclear program and China Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC).Speaking in the Senate on an adjournment motion, he said there was national consensus on both the nuclear program
and the CPEC and it shall stay intact.Shah Mehmood Qureshi also rejected speculations about One Unit or a Presidential system being
introduced in the country.Talking about the National Finance Awards (NFC), he said the PTI government shall fulfill its responsibility in
this regard.He said the president constituted the 9th NFC award but despite repeated requests by the former Finance Minister Asad Umer, the
provincial governments delayed the process of nominating its representatives for the NFC award.He said the government is seeking an IMF
package because of the damage inflicted to the economy over the final ten years.He said that friendly countries including Saudi Arabia,
China and the United Arab Emirates gave the much needed balance of payment support but the gap is so huge that "we have to go to the IMF to
secure economic package".The foreign minister said preceding governments also approached the International lender for the bailout package.He
also rejected the opposition's criticism of appointment of Reza Baqir as the Governor of State Bank of PakistanThe minister said Reza
Baqir is the son of Pakistan and he has offered his services for the country while leaving a better remuneration package at the
IMF.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
This first appeared/also appeared in https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/com/YEor/~3/iE30xmMNgr8/468249-no-threat-to-cpec-nuclear-program
