“Are You Certain That Corruption Is Taking Place in Punjab?” Journalist’s Question
ISLAMABAD (Daily Qudrat): Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain has once again said, “Yes, corruption is taking place, absolutely it is taking place. When power comes to a person, may Allah Almighty create humility in him.”
Speaking to the media, Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain said that may Allah Almighty protect a person from pride and arrogance; I have prayed that Allah Almighty protect a person from pride and arrogance.
Responding to a question about a DC of one’s choice not being appointed in Gujrat, Chaudhry Salik said that this interview is from three weeks ago; the Deputy Commissioner was already appointed.
Responding to a question from a journalist, Chaudhry Salik said: have you heard my interview? Listen to my interview again.
May Allah Almighty keep us all humble. When power comes to a person, may Allah Almighty create humility in him.
مریم نواز کے جواب پر وفاقی وزیر سالک حسین کا جواب الجواب
اللہ انسان کو غرور اور تکبر سے بچائے۔ سالک حسین https://t.co/6P9P1CfoVH
— Muhammad Umair (@MohUmair87) November 3, 2026
In the interview, a man asked me a question, and I answered it. The journalist’s question was whether corruption is taking place in Punjab, to which Chaudhry Salik said: yes, corruption is taking place, absolutely it is taking place.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, expressing severe anger over Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain’s statements regarding corruption in Punjab, had announced sending him a damages notice.
Addressing an event in Attock, she said that if Chaudhry Salik has any evidence of corruption against the Punjab government or her, he should bring it before the people, otherwise she will drag him to court. As a federal minister, he should avoid levelling airy allegations without any documentary evidence. If the current provincial government and system are so corrupt in his eyes, then under what moral justification is he sitting on the chair of a federal ministry?
Regarding Chaudhry Salik’s praise of former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, Maryam Nawaz had said that the person says the best government was Pervaiz Elahi’s, but the reality is that when I went to Gujrat during the rain, so much water had accumulated on the roads and in the neighbourhoods that even my own car sank in the water. I will not come under anyone’s blackmailing or pressure on the issue of corruption; all appointments across the province are being ensured purely on merit, because every person appointed on recommendation sinks the boat of the country and the poor people.
