Traders, industrialists discuss economy with PM as COAS attends meeting
Mansha demands NAB be disbanded
The meeting was held at the PM House in Islamabad. Video Grab
Leading traders and industrialists of the country on Wednesday met with Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the country’s economic situation. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and federal ministers also attended the meeting.
Mian Mohammad Mansha, the founder of Nishat Group, demanded that the government should disband the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) if it wants to see the economy perform better, SAMAA TV reported.
He said he had extended the same advice to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Mansha said like many other business people he, too, had been embroiled in NAB cases.
State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib said that the government can reform the accountability process but NAB cannot be shut down.
However, he agreed that the business transactions should not be put under the microscope of NAB.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, Army Chief General Bajwa and ministers meet Pakistan’s prominent industrialists and traders at the PM House in Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/rkv4ZQKzzN
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Habib said the government was taking steps to alleviate the unfounded fears.
General Bajwa said that armed forces would support the government in the implementation of the policies, according to the TV.
The meeting was held at the lawn of the Prime Minister House in Islamabad.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the government was trying to provide relief to the common man. He urged the business community to play their their on the issue.
The PM’s upcoming visit to China was also discussed. Imran Khan leaves for Beijing on Thursday.
