ISLAMABAD: Criticising the government over soaring inflation and its purported plan to impose further taxes of Rs608 billion, former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will give a call for a march on Islamabad once the flood waters recede.
“The former prime minister has repeatedly warned the country would descend into a civil war if snap polls were not announced”, he referred to the PTI chief demanded.
Sh Rashid also warned the government against “victimization of opposition leaders”, saying if the “imported rulers” continued “applying mean tactics”, they would be constrained to start a march on Islamabad and “no leader will be able to find any place to hide”.
In a series of tweets, the Awami Muslim League (AML) chair said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had made yet another agreement with the government for Rs608 billion. “First they robbed the treasury and now the people’s pockets,” he said.
آئی ایم ایف نےحکومت کے ساتھ608ارب وصولی کامزید معاہدہ کیا ہے،پہلے قومی خزانے پر ڈاکہ ڈالا اب غریب کی جیب پر ڈاکہ ڈال رہے ہیں،6مہینوں میں حکومت کاالٹراساؤنڈ ہوگیا ہے،سندھ میں سیلاب نےلوگوں کی آنکھیں کھول دیں،5ستمبربروزسوموارجسٹس امجدرفیق کی عدالت لاہورہائی کورٹ میں پیش ہوں گا
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) September 4, 2022
“The floods have opened the eyes of the people of Sindh, and the floods have destroyed the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s reputation. How will other countries give aid when the people of the country refuse to give money to money launderers,” he asked.
He said the people could not bear the burden of increasing petrol and power prices, yet the government continued to raise them. “Imran Khan will give the call for Islamabad once the floods recede.”
