Opposition cooperating with enemies of state: Ali Zaidi

KARACHI (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi said that the statement made by the opposition in the PDM meetings is not helping Pakistan but cooperating with the enemies of the state.

Addressing a local function in Karachi, he criticized the opposition, saying "you are helping the enemies and you are well aware of that."

He said that it has just come to light that Rs22 billion has been funded, some time it will also come to light how much funding has been received by the rest of the people and you will be exposed.

"We will continue to expose you and will not allow the country to be harmed now," Ali Zaidi said.

After becoming the Federal Minister, it was realized that the country has so much potential and if we use the resources properly, significant progress can be achieved in a few years and poverty can be eradicated.

He said that the countries which have coastal strip have become developed countries but ministers in the past only considered their financial benefits.

Ali Zaidi told Port Trust officials not to delay the bidding on the 17th to end the daily payment of $29,000 for tugboats.

He also said that Pakistan would set up its own marine services company to carry out dredging for the first time.

In this regard, Ali Zaidi said that hundreds of people have been sitting abroad due to corruption in dredging in Pakistan but now the Marine Services Company will progress.

"If there is a need for experts in dredging, we will employ foreign forces from abroad so that they can also train our people," he said. It is being presented for approval in the ECC and Cabinet meeting.

Earlier, Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi had said that the federal cabinet had given permission to his ministry to operate passenger boats for possible destinations.