London flats made through kickbacks from roads, says PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that former rulers had made flats in London through kickbacks from roads.

Addressing a ceremony after laying the foundation stone of 69-kilometre Sialkot-Kharian Motorway on Thursday, the prime minister said that Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Gujrat and Sialkot are big cities in trade.

"We cannot pay off the loans without an increase in income. We have to promote tourism and exports to bring dollars," he said.

The prime minister said that it was important to incentivize the industrial sector for wealth creation which will help retiring the country's debt. "The government is focusing on ease of doing business and hurdles in the way of small and medium enterprises are being removed."

Imran Khan said that the Swat Motorway had opened the whole area for tourism. "Pakistan has immense potential for tourism but it was not developed in the past. The second phase of Swat Motorway and Dir Motorway will help encourage both domestic and foreign tourism at the picturesque places," he maintained.