The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that the burden of taxes has been imposed on salaried persons as well as businessmen in the budget. Speaking on the National Assembly floor during the budget debate, Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that the government demands taxes from the citizens but is not ready to give their rights. He said that everything would be fine when the ‘interference’ in politics ends. Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that the country is currently being ruled by a minority as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led federal governments ‘lacks’ a majority in the parliament. “Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is not part of the coalition government hence the PML-N lacks the majority,” the JUI-F chief added Speaking on the vision Azm-e-Istehkam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that it will further destabilise the county. “Azm-e-Istehkam will not bring stability rather instability,” he added. Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that the people were asked to vacate the area for the operation and the tribal women who migrated back to their areas were sent to the deserts.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan