Report: ANI :
ISLAMABAD –Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Kisan Wing Central Information Secretary Khalid Nawaz Sadhraich has welcomed the release of Noreen Niazi, Uzma Khan and Mumtaz Doltana, General Secretary of PTI Kisan Wing West Punjab, while demanding the immediate release of Aleema Khan and all other political prisoners on the occasion of World Kindness Day.
In a statement issued on Friday, Sadhraich said that World Kindness Day is observed globally to promote compassion, goodwill and humanity. He urged the government to demonstrate kindness by releasing innocent political prisoners and restoring their fundamental human, constitutional and civil rights without discrimination.
He said that 240 million people in Pakistan were already struggling under severe inflation and urgently needed substantial relief, particularly in electricity bills. He added that people's limited incomes were insufficient to meet rising electricity costs and even basic daily necessities.
Sadhraich said corruption was at the root of Pakistan's problems and that efforts to eliminate it must begin with political corruption. He maintained that removing corruption, personal interests and vested interests from politics would help control economic and moral corruption, strengthen state institutions and ensure the supremacy of justice.
He strongly urged the government to substantially reduce exorbitant electricity tariffs and provide immediate relief to ordinary citizens.
He also called for a farmer-friendly agricultural policy, saying that in view of continuously rising agricultural input costs, the government must announce fair support prices for crops to protect farmers' economic interests, strengthen the agricultural sector and ensure food security.
