PAC chairman trying to save corrupt politicians: Fawad.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif should resign as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman on moral grounds, adding that the federal cabinet is under the impression that Shehbaz is trying to 'save' certain elected representatives who are being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on corruption charges. Addressing a press conference following a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Fawad said the government wanted to strengthen the accountability watchdog to make it more 'effective and transparent'. He added that the federal cabinet had not discussed the arrest of senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Abdul Aleem Khan by NAB on Wednesday, and rubbished rumours of a 'deal' with the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

The minister said that 'three important institutions' the judiciary, the army and the government - are working independently under a 'remarkable relationship' which will continue in the future. Fawad also announced that the federal cabinet had decided to constitute a committee headed by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak to develop a proper system for stabilisation of prices of essential commodities. He said that a mobile application will also be developed which will provide an opportunity to the consumers to check the prices of...