During an interview with Rana Mubashir of Aaj News and Ali Khizar of Business Recorder, Khan said that he learned a lot during his government’s term, as bureaucracy was lacking in expertise.
The remarks come as he campaigns aggressively to hold general elections ahead of time, which he believes would end economic instability in the country.
“I had a huge learning experience during my previous 3.5-year stint,” he said during the interview aired on Saturday. “The first year was the hardest because I realised that our bureaucracy lacked expertise in the IT sector. We had no expertise.
“It’s difficult to recruit people from foreign countries when you’re in government, so we have to do it beforehand.” Khan said the economic plan he is issuing is rough and will continue to evolve as the election draws closer.
When he was elected prime minister in 2018, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman said he was ill-prepared because he had never been in the government before.
During his tenure as PM, Khan changed the leadership of both the Federal Board of Revenue and the finance ministry at least six times.
“In America, when (Joe) Biden administration assumed power, he was given a presentation from different departments for 2.5 months.His team was already made, and he knew where the loopholes were.”
