Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday claimed that Pakistan has already defaulted and everyone including the establishment, bureaucracy, and politicians are responsible for it
The remarks come as the country faces a crippling economic crisis, with decades-high inflation and critically low foreign exchange reserves depleted by continued debt repayment obligations
"You must have heard that Pakistan is going bankrupt or that a default or meltdown is taking place
It (default) has already taken place
We are living in a bankrupt country," he said while addressing a ceremony in Sialkot
Pakistan isn't about to default
We've already defaulted, says Defence Minister Khawaja Asif#khawajaAsif #Pakistan #default #PakistanEconomicCrisis pic
com/ZOnUaldaM4 — Naya Daur Media (@nayadaurpk) February 18, 2023 The defence minister said that standing on one's own feet was essential to become a stable country
"The solution to our problems lies within the country
The IMF does not have the solution to Pakistan's problems
" Read more: The blessings of a looming default He said that everyone—including the establishment, bureaucracy and politicians—are to blame for the current economic mess as the law and constitution are not followed in Pakistan
The minister said that most of his time had been spent in the opposition camp and that he has witnessed politics being disgraced for the past 32 years
Lashing out at the former government, Asif said that terrorists were brought to Pakistan two and a half years ago which eventually resulted in the current wave of terrorism
Speaking about the attack on the police office in Karachi, he said that the security agencies bravely fought the attackers at the KPO
| Date: | 19-Feb-2023 | Reference: | View Original Link |
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