Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that he would not let the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government pass an “anti-people budget.”
In a statement, Shehbaz Sharif said that he would resist getting the budget approved because it is “against the public interest,” adding that he has directed the party’s economic advisory to hold a pre-budget seminar so that the people can understand the reality of the economy.
“Economists will tell the nation the reality of the economy in the pre-budget seminar,” said Shehbaz. “The masses are paying the price of the government’s economic manipulation every day due to inflation.”
Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed the government presented incorrect financial statistics before the nation.
In a statement, he said unity among opposition parties is inevitable to save the people from what he said was the government’s fraud. All the opposition parties need to adopt a joint strategy on this matter, he suggested.
Sharif further urged the opposition parties to come together to expose the historical incompetency and ineligibility of the government.
Sharif hosted a dinner reception for all the opposition parties on Monday night in an attempt to again include Pakistan People’s Party in the dysfunctional Pakistan Democratic Movement.
PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari skipped the event but sent a three-member delegation comprising Yousuf Raza Gillani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Sherry Rehman.
Awami National Party that had left the PDM earlier this year was also represented by Ameer Haider Khan Hoti.
However, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman did not attend the event.
Maryam Nawaz had clarified that the dinner had nothing to do with the Pakistan Democratic Movement and it was hosted by Shahbaz in his capacity as the Leader of the Opposition in the NA.
She claimed the government had “lied” about the gross domestic product (GDP) growth, which even the ruling party’s own representatives are not ready to accept. The PML-N leader said people from all walks of life have been affected by inflation.
