ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that the PTI Finance minister is a good salesman but not a good mathematician.
Taking part in the budget discussion in the upper house, Senator Mushahid said that Pakistan is asking for 1 trillion dollars from IMF but on the other side it will have a huge impact on the sovereignty of the state.
He said that the federal cabinet has taken a dangerous decision of giving highways and motorways which are the most important strategic assets of Pakistan. He also demanded to reverse the decision of the federal cabinet.
Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence also appreciated the prime minister for representing the sentiments of the nations by saying “Absolutely not”. He said that an uprising in Afghanistan will directly impact Pakistan. Pakistan will not allow anyone to use its territory.
Senator Mushahid criticised the government for not appointing a board of investment chairman.
He also praises former finance minister Ishaq dar policies that’s during his tenure the growth rate was 5.8 per cent and CPEC phase 1 was started but the current government is failing to provide facilitates to the masses.
