ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary has denied reports about cabinet reshuffle, saying there is no truth in them.
In a tweet on Monday, he said discretionary powers rest with the prime minister to make any change in the cabinet, and the media should act responsibly on the matter.
He said that the country is passing through an important phase and such reports give birth to frenzy which is not in the interest of the country.
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Economic Reform Act introduced to keep source of capital hidden: Fawad
Earlier, Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday that Sharif family introduced Economic Reform Act in 1992 to keep the source of capital hidden.
Addressing a news conference along with
Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar and
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar, the minister has expressed hope that
looted money of corrupt politicians will be brought back from abroad.
Fawad said that the corruption has led to
inflation,
falling exchange rate of
Pakistan rupee, and all sorts of issues faced by Pakistanis abroad. He said Sharif family introduced
Economic Reform Act in 1992 to keep the source of capital hidden.
He said the authorities noted the suspected transactions during 1996 to 1998, adding that it was found out that the
Hudaibiya Paper Mills was involved in large suspicious transactions and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is owner of the Hudabiya Paper Mills.
The minister said the former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar introduced money laundering in the country, and he himself confessed his role in these transactions.
Fawad Chaudhry said Sharif family transferred all looted money to abroad through
Hawala-Hundi and a very small capital of the laundered money has been brought to Pakistan by the
Sharif family and the rest is still abroad. He said former president Asif Ali Zardari set up an account of fake accounts in Sindh.
To a question, the information minister said
Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to rid Pakistan of the menace of corruption and he is supported by the whole nation in this task.
“All the family of Shehbaz Sharif was being shifted towards London slowly, it was revealed during the investigation of assets beyond known source of income against Shehbaz Sharif,” Fawad Chaudhry explained.
He said that the concerned authorities observed the soft messages nearly to 200 and 26 million dollars were transferred to Shehbaz Sharif family. He termed that Zardari made his bank instead of fake accounts, adding that the expense of Bakhtawar Bhutto’s birthday was also paid through fake accounts.
