Imran put the country, its people at stake for sake of his personal political ambitions: Naveed Qamar.

HYDERABAD -- Federal Minister for Commerce and Privatization Syed Navid Qamar has blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for putting the country and its people at stake for the sake of his personal political ambitions.

Talking to the media in Tando Muhammad Khan district on Sunday, Qamar said that Khan was in a state of confusion because on one hand, he was talking about going back to the National Assembly and on the other hand, he was demanding acceptance of resignations of his party's MNAs. "Khan is doing the politics of anarchy and instability in the country," he maintained.

Commenting on the PTI's demand of holding early elections, he said that the incumbent government led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was prepared for the by-elections in the country. However, he added, the by-elections were not possible before April 13.

Responding to a question about consulting Khan over the local government set up, the minister said that the consultation was supposed to be done with the Opposition Leader. According to him, at the time of the consultation if there was an Opposition Leader in the NA which represented PTI then he would be consulted. Commenting on the closure of factories in the country, he said that the government was discussing the issue with the business community. He expressed the hope that the government would not let the closures continue.

The minister acknowledged that the country was dealing with the current account deficit and the industries which depended on the imported raw materials were facing problems in production. "The Letters of Credit (LCs) aren't opening and the raw material isn't coming. This is the reason the factories are...

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