Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called upon the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to review government's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The PPP chairperson expressed these views, while talking to media persons in his chamber at the Parliament House on Monday.
He alleged, "The PTI government has handed over big institutes to the IMF. The PTI government and IMF had prepared budget 2019-20 and we were against it from day one."
Bilawal said that from day one the PPP was against the "connivance" of the government and the IMF.
"The failed and incapable government has made an agreement with the IMF which is against the people of Pakistan which hurts the interests of Pakistani people," he said. "The government will have to review the deal with the IMF," Bilawal demanded.
He claimed that the government had signed a bad deal with the IMF and the "incompetent people" did not know how to strike a good deal.
Bilawal accused the government of compromising on the interest of the people by holding talks with the IMF.
He said that crime were on the rise due to the worst-ever economic situation and increasing inflation in the country. Bilawal said that the people were in a miserable condition due to price hike.
He said that the speaker should fix a day to start debate on the burning issue of price hike in the National Assembly.
He said that the government was making legislation (ordinances) through the Presidency instead of the Parliament.
Bilawal claimed that Parliament was being misused and resolutions were being passed for own interests. "The government is being run through ordinances," he stated.
"The parliament should be shut down, if the government is to be run through ordinances," Bilawal said. The PPP chairperson claimed that the law and order situation in the province was getting affected due to the issue of Sindh inspector general's appointment. He said, "The federal government was deliberately using wrong procedure on the matter of appointment of the new IG Sindh."
Bilawal said, "We hope that the prime minister would resolve the issue of the IG this week." Bilawal said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should hold those people accountable who were creating flour and sugar crises in the country.
He said that the flour crisis had risen after 10 years.
Bilawal said that the opposition was not given a chance to explain its position on the PMDC ordinance. He said that every political party should have the opportunity to present its position in the parliament.
Bilawal said that the text of the PMDC ordinance contradicted the interests of the doctors. "Our medical students are worried and we are the voice of these students," the PPP chairperson said.
He said that the people were upset when the government brought out the ordinance. Bilawal said that the opposition wanted to explain why young students in the country were strongly opposed to the PMDC ordinance.
He said that the ordinance weakened institutions. Regarding Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PPP chairperson said that he hoped that Maryam Nawaz was fulfilling the demands of her political position. He said that the focus of Maryam Nawaz Sharif at the moment was the health of her father.
"Maryam not being allowed to meet her ailing father is a violation of human right," Bilawal said.
He demanded of the government to allow Maryam Nawaz to visit her father in England.
Bilawal said that he would state his position on Ehsanullah Ehsan in his speech in the National Assembly.
The escape of Ehsanullah Ehsan is a proof of the government's incapability and failure, he said. Imran Khan and other political parties in the past did not support PPP's stance against terrorism and extremism, he claimed.