PML-N
‘PPP destroyed institutions’ including PIA – Shahbaz
The Statement Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif holds the Pakistan Peoples Party‘s government responsible for destroying national institutions. Addressing a public gathering on May 1, he said, “The PPP destroyed institutions including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan Railways, and Pakistan Steel Mills.” TruthTracker will investigate this statement by looking at PIA. Background The national airline has …
‘Ministries for Water and Power, Petroleum and Natural Resources to be merged’ – PML-N
The Promise Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), PML-N, said they will create a Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources by merging the Ministry of Water and Power with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to help solve the country’s energy crisis. The plan was promised on page 24 of the PML-N Manifesto. …
National Education Emergency will be declared as part of a “war” on illiteracy – PML-N
The Promise Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PMLN) on page 35 of its election manifesto 2013 promises that a “National Education Emergency will be declared to eradicate illiteracy on war footing basis.” The Plan An educationist and Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, reiterated in an interview with Truth Tracker that the PML-N government …
Charter of Democracy fulfillment – PPP
Statement In a recent statement, former Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the PPP fulfilled 80% of the clauses in the Charter of Democracy. Background The Charter was formulated and signed by Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, representing the two major political parties, in May 2006. The Charter established common ground between …
Reduce load-shedding within 100 days – PML-N
The Promise Sartaj Aziz, a senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister elect Nawaz Sharif, says that electricity load-shedding would be reduced “to some extent” during first 100 days of Sharif’s government. [Dawn article] [Radio Pakistan] The Plan In an interview with UPI Next, Aziz reiterated that load-shedding would be eased during first 100 …