Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet members traveled in a VVIP plane Tuesday for their visit to Saudi Arabia, crushing the austerity claims Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf made earlier.
After coming to power, the PTI government had announced to adopt a more austere attitude towards public funds and decided Khan will not use special planes for foreign tours. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had also announced Khan had surrendered his entitlement to first-class travel tickets for international tours. But in practice, PTI is not living up to its claims.
PM Imran Khan reaches Saudi Arabia on his first official foreign visit: he is accompanied by few cabinet members, including foreign minister @SMQureshiPTI and finance minister @Asad_Umar. #PMIK @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/1MTZ7k8dLC
— PTI (@PTIofficial) September 18, 2018
The public’s taking notice of PTI not living up to its standards.
In 1st Cabinet Meeting of #PTI it was decided that Prime Minister and Ministers will travel in Business Class of schedule flights.
U-Turn on PM @ImranKhanPTI's maiden foreign tour, travelled on special plane to Saudi Arabia.#KeepTheChange pic.twitter.com/Yd6yoZKpT0— Majid Agha (@Majid_Agha) September 18, 2018