Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President and chief organizer Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan should be held responsible for the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Aaj News reported.

Addressing the party's workers' convention in Islamabad, Maryam said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar should not have held negotiations with the IMF regarding the bailout package.

She claimed that the former premier was the cause of the country’s economic destruction and should be asked to negotiate with the IMF.

Her remarks come after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities failed to reach a staff-level agreement after week-long discussions on the 9th Review.

She said that PML-N is running an election campaign to win the upcoming elections.

Earlier, Maryam presided over the party’s organizational meeting of its Hazara and KP chapters.

The meeting reviewed the administrative affairs of both chapters.

Maryam Nawaz lauded the efforts of the dynamic leadership of Amir Muqam and Murtaza Javed Abbasi.

The PML-N senior vice president while addressing the meeting said that like Hazara, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is becoming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s stronghold.

The PML-N stalwart said that she was proud of Hazara and KP workers. “Your sacrifices, passion and efficiency are laudable,” she said, adding that during the last four years, the provincial leadership and party workers had to endure so many hardships.

Maryam Nawaz vowed to ensure the dignity and honour of the hard-working, active and ideological workers of the PML-N. She said that the KP was an important province and pledged to resolve its problems on a priority basis. Maryam held that the KP was confronted with the challenge of terrorism while reiterating that the government would ensure the safety of the life and property of the KP people.