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Thursday, December 19, 2024  
16 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1446  

Ali Baba and 40 thieves get a share from the budget, says Shahbaz Sharif

The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Shairf said he has never claimed that every project of Punjab is corruption free.

During the inauguration the FerozPur Flyover in Lahore, the CM said that most of his development projects in Punjab are almost corruption free.

A few corruption cases were brought forward and were dealt with, during his four year tenure, he added.

He said that he is trying to eradicate corruption from all developmental projects in Pakistan.

While speaking to the media at the ceremony, the Punjab Chief Minister said that Ali Baba has a share in the budget too.

He said that certain people have a problem with his Laptop Scheme and that he had met with Transparency International officials plenty of times in the past.

He said that their is a good share of the budget going towards "Ali Baba and his 40 thieves"  and that he had never felt the need to meet anyone behind closed doors like thieves do.