Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) on Wednesday described Senate Chairman Mohamm-edmian Soomro's approval for purchase of Mercedes Benz worth Rs 11 million plus as a joke with the financially crippled masses.
The PPPP castigated the approval during a meeting chaired by its Information Secretary Sherry Rehman here at the party's central secretariat.
"In a country where the common man is committing suicide due to economic hardships, such lavish purchase is a joke," a resolution passed at the meeting, and circulated to the media, said.
The meeting demanded of the government to take prompt measures for providing relief to the consumers. MNAs Nayyar Bokhari, Fahmida Mirza, Punjab Assembly member Farzana Raja and some other party activists were present on the occasion.
It called upon the government to take the Parliament into confidence on measures being taken to cope with the situation arising out of the persistent dry season. It castigated the government for not paying heed to the repeated warnings issued by the Meteorological Department and other agencies.
Another PPPP resolution condemned what it called President Musharraf's "pre-poll rigging" by presiding over the meetings of Pakistan Muslim League in the run up to the elections. "It is like sabotaging the public opinion." The meeting opposed 'efforts' to again bring a particular party to power on the wings of the establishment.
Referring to the law and order situation, the party alleged the government had failed not only on internal front, but also due to its wrong policies, Pakistan today stands alone in the comity of nations. The party also assailed the official media campaign to malign the opposition parties and using a host of machinations to coerce the private television channels.
The prevailing environment has created a sense of insecurity among the foreign investors, therefore, there is no foreign investment flowing in the country, exposing the rulers' claim of doing wonders on this particular front.
The meeting condemned the government for compounding Pakistan's difficulties, leading to the US think-tank, including the country in the list of top 10 failed states.