ISLAMABAD (Press Release, April 14): The economy is the “most serious challenge” faced by the country, said Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety (PA&SS), Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Ms. Shazia Marri.  The Federal Minister said we are aware of the misery faced by the lower and lower middle classes caused by the ever-increasing inflation. In a joint press conference with Faisal Karim Kundi, the Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety in Islamabad, Marri said that the ongoing economic crisis in the country is a result of bad governance and poor economic policies implemented by the previous administration under the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. IMF director says Pakistan has yet to reach bankruptcy and better not PPP decide to take tough decisions again Aitzaz Ahsan, Latif Khosa on alleged party violations AGP tells SC: Govt is helpless as Parliament stops funds for Punjab, KP polls Marri added that considerable time and effort will be needed to right this wrong for the country to come out of this “quagmire”. Criticizing the PTI government, Marri said the PML-N government is not indifferent to the “pains of the poor”. Unlike the PTI government, … Continue reading Economy is the “most serious” challenge facing the country: Shazia Marri