Hundreds of ministers will be jailed: Imran Khan

Mianwali: At least 450 ministers will have to be jailed in order for the country to progress like China did, said Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.

Addressing a ceremony after breaking the ground for the construction of a hospital at NAMAL Institute in Mianwali, he said: “They [opposition leaders] question what good the ongoing accountability will do to the

public.”

“The Chinese example is in front of [us]. China’s president put more than 450 ministers behind the bars yet the country progressed.” “Pakistan won’t make progress until all those who looted the country are not held to

account.”

The prime minister said investors were reluctant to come to Pakistan owing to rampant corruption in the past.

How could it happen that the country’s public debt increased to Rs6,000 billion over 60 years but jumped to

Rs30,000 bn in just 10 years, he questioned. What development work did they carry out in the country, he

asked.

Like Lahore’s metro bus service, some projects were launched but they incurred losses, PM Khan said.

He said the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital in the backward area will help the local population get healthcare facilities at their doorstep.

PM Khan said the NAMAL University was his vision to provide education to the people of the area as they had

no such opportunities previously.