Country’s affairs cannot be run without consensus on major issues: Fawad

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said on Wednesday that the country’s affairs cannot be run without the consensus on major issues. Speaking in the Upper House, on the eve of new year, the minister gave message to opposition for consensus on the major issues of the country. He has urged the opposition parties to develop consensus over major issues to smoothly run democracy and the country. Fawad Chaudhry said democracy demands consensus so that the process of progress and prosperity may continue. He also requested the opposition to establish common agenda on major issues including the process of accountability and the election commission. The science minister also mentioned that the consensus should be on the matters of army, NAB and judiciary. “If we cannot consensus on these matters so the country affairs cannot be run,” he added. “The opposition should cooperate [with us] in amending the NAB’s laws,” Chaudhry said. Chaudhry criticised the opposition parties for voicing concerns over the existing NAB laws, but resisting the government's efforts to bring changes into it. The minister said that reforms were needed so that people could not point fingers at institutions responsible for accountability. PTI Leader Faisal Javed said, today, the world’s renowned economic institutions including IMF, World Bank, Moody’s and Bloomberg are acknowledging the improved economic situation of Pakistan due to prudent economic policies of the incumbent government. “The mission of PM Khan is only elimination of corruption from the country and we will not leave any corrupt person,” he added.