“From day one, they [opposition] wanted to topple my government because they fear that their ‘political shops’ will be shut after [PTI’s] five-year performance,” said PM Imran while addressing a ground breaking ceremony of dualisation of Lillah-Jhelum road on Tuesday. 5 billion trees and in the coming years 10 billion more trees will be planted,” he added. He also quoted a World Bank report on how the poverty in Pakistan had been reduced during his government’s tenure. Speaking on introducing the electronic voting machine (EVM), PM Imran said he wondered why opposition parties were opposing the use of technology in the elections. He said this latest technology was being used across the world in the elections but “I wonder why opposition parties [in Pakistan] are afraid of technology”.

Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2021 20:17 UTC