well, i would absolutely say| that, you know, intimidation in any walk of life would be wrong. i i think in regards to the very. specific allegations being made by will wragg today. from pacac! indeed. marvellous acronym. look, all i would sayl is i do not recognise, as a government minister, - and as indeed the government minister responsible for public spending, | that account of how- government ever operates. not least because that s| never how i or any of my associates would behave. but also because the civil- service, of course, when i make a spending allegation i do so on the basis of formall submissions by the civil. service about, you know, how x policy should be i delivered, and that goes to y location. it simply wouldn t be possible for me to say to my civil- servants, well, strike that- name out because they haven t voted the right way. the system wouldn t allow it.
Sri Lanka is witnessing a democratic backsliding with the Rajapaksa government hardline posture offering little hope of addressing minority concerns or pursui
Sri Lanka is witnessing a democratic backsliding with the Rajapaksa government hardline posture offering little hope of addressing minority concerns or pursui
Sri Lanka is witnessing a democratic backsliding with the Rajapaksa government hardline posture offering little hope of addressing minority concerns or pursui
The issues concerning the appointment of the new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief will be resolved by Friday, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed A