Saad For Unity To Cope With Challenges, Ensure Timely Election

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Apr, 2018 ) :Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday stressed upon all the political and non-political stakeholders, to get united and apply their skills vigorously to pull Pakistan out of present day challenges, besides ensuring the upcoming general election on time.

He was addressing an emergency media conference here at Lahore Press Club, while Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical education Khawaja Salman Rafique also accompanied him. Responding to journalists' queries, he said that all stakeholders should refrain from giving such remarks which hurt each other, adding that holding of timely general election was beneficial for the country as well as all of them.

To a question, he said that a police tout was blaming railways department of trying to burn its official record to hide its inefficiency, adding, "Why would we burn the record of our best performance, as we have not only revived a dead department of Pakistan Railways but also established it on a strong footing by enhancing its finances and earnings many folds".

Without uttering name, he said that one man, who had changed many political parties, was leveling shameful blame upon him and Punjab Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah of attacking the honorable judge's residence.

Khawaja Saad Rafique said that they had never resorted to such criminal acts, asserting that there was no compromise upon the dignity and respect of the honorable judges. To a query, he said though Indian atrocities in Held Kashmir were at their maximum and the country had gone into gray list, the people/parties were being instigated to be hostile against each other.

Severe allegations were being leveled against him and his family therefore, it was necessary for him to explain/answer these allegations otherwise these would be deemed as factual and true, he maintained.

It was being propagated since last night on media that an illegal property belonged to him and his brother Salman Rafique had been unearthed, he said and terming these media reports as totally baseless and factitious.

"Is it a crime to buy something through white money and to be a taxpayer? And whatsoever property, we have purchased; we have duly mentioned it in our tax returns", he remarked. To a question, he made it clear that they had exchanged a piece of 44 kanal of land in Paragon Scheme and were paying its development charges' installments in the respective bank.

He added that they had also presented all relevant documents in National Accountability Bureau (NAB). He expressed with great concern that it was highly unjustified that some media houses presented wrong news reports and even hold talk shows on these concocted news.

Khawaja Saad Rafique also appealed to all the voters and supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to avoid adverse and negative remarks and not to undermine anyone's respect and dignity on social media.

On this occasion, Khawaja Salman Rafique said the entire nation was grieved over sad incident of firing at an honorable judge and condemned it in strongest term. APP/maa-hsn/zqr/zhr