PML-N President Nawaz Sharif again questioned why his democratically-elected governments were removed and said the life of poor people in Pakistan had been miserable by pushing inflation to a record high due to the policies followed by the PTI government. He questioned how the problems faced by the poor won’t be multiplied if the conditions set by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) were accepted. Nawaz asked the PTI founder, Imran Khan, not to blame the PML-N, as they, not his party, were responsible for damaging democracy. Talking to PML-N parliamentary party members in Senate, the former three-time prime minister called for a probe to determine the actions committed by different individuals during the country’s history. He mentioned the Charter of Democracy (CoD) signed with former premier Benazir Bhutto of PPP, saying the two parties had decided to follow the democratic principles and respect the people’s mandate, which was the beauty of democracy.

Nawaz praised the federal and Punjab governments led by Shehbaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz for ensuring a rapid decline in inflation, while stressing the need for slashing the energy tariffs. He specially mentioned Maryam for a marked decline in flour prices and noted a continuous decline in food prices.Nawaz was full of praise for Shehbaz who, he said, working hard to provide relief to the masses – the main target of the ruling PML-N. The former prime minister recalled that he had left the government by ending power outages and much lower electricity tariffs. At the same time, Nawaz described Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as a wonderful person who served jail time bravely and stood by him during a challenging period.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan