INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated that all the corrupt elements, who had burdened the country with whopping debt of
Rs 30,000 billion, would be brought to justice because unless such corrupt politicians and former rulers were not held accountable, the
country could not progress.Talking to media persons in Karachi, the prime minister in a veiled reference to the leadership of Pakistan
Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), said they were out to create panic by blaming the government for the price
hike.&Unless they are held accountable, the country could not be put on track of progress
They just want to hear three words ‘NRO& from me, which I will not utter as it will amount to treachery with the country," he added.The
prime minister said the country was passing through hard times, because of the two previous NROs and the subsequent debt of Rs 30,000
billion."Why should we not talk of the past corruption and plunder of the previous rulers," he said, adding that keeping silence on their
misdeeds would amount to treason with the country.The prime minister said the country had immense potential to move ahead on the path of
progress and prosperity, and appealed to the people to pay taxes for a strengthened economy.The country could not move ahead if the people
and traders were reluctant to pay taxes, he said and maintained that only one per cent out of the total 220 million population were paying
taxes.He said fewer people in the country were overburdened with the taxes as the industry was paying 70 percent taxes alone.The government
could not go on printing currency as it would escalate price hike, he added and cautioned that if the people did not realize their
responsibility to pay taxes, the country could run into hyper inflation.&There is dire need to change the mindset for paying taxes,& he
emphasized.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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