Siraj flays govt for setting up soup kitchens instead of industries.

PESHAWAR -- Jamaat-i- Islami chief Sirajul Haq on Saturday criticised the ruling PTI for establishing soup kitchens (langarkhana) instead of fulfilling its commitment of promoting industrialisation in the country.

'Before elections, the PTI had promised to establish industries after coming to power but now after forming the government, it is opening langarkhanas in the country. It had also promised to create more than 10 million jobs but has unemployed 3.4 million people in the last 16 months,' he told the Peshawar Press Club's 'Meet the Press' programme.

The JI leader said the country's economic situation was worsening fast to the misery of the common man but Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed to be striving to create a true Islamic welfare state.

He said the ruling PTI had miserably failed to deliver, while his party was the only ray of hope for the poverty-stricken people under the current dismal circumstances.

Mr Siraj said political parties were playing politics to serve the interests of own leaders.

He said it was extremely pathetic that Pakistani rupee had lost its value even against the Afghan, Bangladeshi and Indian currencies but the government had yet to control damage.

The JI chief said Pakistan was the world's eighth largest wheat producer, so he wondered how the price of wheat flour could rise so steeply. He demanded an immediate probe into the matter and punishment of the culpable people.

Mr Siraj said the people had voted the PTI to...