ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the former prime minister, who is the king of Utern, is bent on destroying the country economically and the IMF is also aware of this fact.
While addressing the special session of the Senate, Shahbaz Sharif said that the IMF did not point to political instability in Pakistan during the negotiations. “But they are not blind and are seeing what is happening,” he added.
Linking economic stability with political stability, the Prime Minister said that without political stability, economic stability will remain a dream.
He said that the government did not shy away from taking tough decisions and decided to save the country at the expense of the political interests of the ruling parties. Pakistan came into existence after great sacrifices. It will definitely regain its lost place in the world. No one will be allowed to worsen the country’s situation, the IMF program is expected to be quick but it is not a permanent solution.
“We took over at a time when the country’s economy was facing very difficult challenges,” he explained. Blaming Imran Khan’s government for the current economic situation, the Prime Minister said that the previous PTI government negotiated and signed an agreement with the IMF but did not implement it.
He, however, admitted that his government’s bold decisions had led to inflation in the country and hardship for the common man, but he was hopeful for better days ahead. “There is always light at the end of the tunnel provided you are committed to your goal.”
He expressed regret that the PTI government did not respect the terms and conditions of the IMF but violated them, which has damaged the image and trust of Pakistan not only in the eyes of the fund but also in the eyes of all bilateral and multilateral institutions. And trust was damaged.
Defending the ruling coalition government, he said, “We took power through a constitutional instrument. We had two options – leave nothing in the bag to collect funds like the previous government and be unaccountable and unaccountable.” Offering budget subsidies, and the other way is to show the highest level of responsibility, maturity and tact.”
He blamed the PTI for the delay in signing the staff-level agreement with the IMF despite accepting all the harsh and harsh conditions while “PTI is doing all the things to destroy the entire system in the country.” Trying”.
He clarified that one of the reasons for the delay in the IMF agreement was that some friendly countries had promised bilateral support to Pakistan at the time of the previous reviews. But the IMF is now asking them to actually deliver on those promises and implement them.
He stressed the need to learn from past mistakes. “We are all human and prone to make mistakes. We are not angels.” He said that in the past, the political leadership used to put political differences aside and sit together for the greater national interest, but today the situation is different.
The Prime Minister said that a national leader does not have ego, arrogance and anger. He emphasized on national unity in the political leadership to deal with the challenges facing the country and urged all the political leadership to come together to overcome the challenges facing the country.
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman emphasized the importance of maintaining the constitution and democratic principles of Pakistan and said that the constitution is the rope that binds this country in moments of deep crisis.
“It is important for us to understand that the Senate represents all the provinces in equal proportion, so the principle of equality is embedded in this particular House. Even if the Parliament and the Senate are politically divided, the opposition It is the strength and spirit of democracy to find space for the opposition not only physically but also to talk, to build bridges, and to share these beliefs and core values. For what we talk about is to create some level of momentum,” he noted.
Senator Rehman said that when we talk about upholding the Constitution, we must not forget that it means the entire Constitution. If it means on-time elections, it means on-time elections, and if it means we accommodate the opposition, we accommodate the opposition, but the law should be the same for all. We should humbly remember that no one is above the law and constitution and no one should act against the state and the courts.
Even when court orders were not in favor, he pointed out, everyone from President Zardari to martyr Zulfikar Ali Bhutto bowed before the courts. He claimed that President Asif Zardari has been in jail for 12 years, and the last time the police came to pick him up at Zardari House, “we were instructed to give tea and cookies to the police. The day before Eid, Faryal Talpur In the middle of the night, one of them was taken from the hospital in an armored car like a terrorist to the prison while she was diabetic and under treatment.
He urged political leaders to work together to strengthen Pakistan’s democracy, saying, “It is up to us as legislators and political leaders to prove our mettle and make these houses through bringing forth the spirit of accountability, governance and unity that countries need in our circumstances.”
