Govt, Opp in blame game over economic crisis

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ISLAMABAD — The opposition and Treasury in the Senate engaged in a blame game on Monday during the budget debate, with the former accusing the coalition government of bringing the country to the brink of economic collapse and the latter demanding the PTI to publicly apologize for the May 9 incidents.

The Treasury harshly criticized the PTI for crossing the red line by attacking military installations and headquarters (GHQ) on May 9.

The chamber also passed a resolution demanding that the culprits, planners, facilitators and instigators of the May 9 acts of violence be brought to justice under the law.

The resolution presented in the Senate by the Minister of State for Law, Senator Shahadat Awan condemned the shocking, brazen, shameless and distressing acts of arson and vandalism. He said the attacks on Jinnah House in Lahore, Monuments of Martyrs and National Heroes, military installations and Radio Pakistan in Peshawar were deplorable.

The resolution expressed its solidarity with the families of the martyrs and paid tribute to the armed forces for their services in safeguarding the homeland from all internal and external threats.

Later, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Dr. Shahzad Waseem, opening the debate on the annual budget for the financial year 2023-24, blamed the coalition government at the center of the country’s current problems on the economic front.

He said the people were further burdened by the imposition of Rs 200 billion in taxes.

Opposition leader Waseem has called for real reforms, cutting wasteful spending in addition to getting his own house in order.

Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazir Tarar in his response applauded the opposition leader for what he said for adopting democratic behavior in his speech. He also condemned the arson attacks and called May 9 a dark day in the country’s political history. He also criticized the economic policies of the previous PTI government, noting that before the Supreme Court ruling against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017, economic indicators were positive, with stable commodity prices accessible to the class. lower average.

Blaming the PTI regime for the financial crisis in the country, he pointed out that it had taken out large loans, which had not been done in the history of the country for the past 75 years. Tarar reassured the house that the government led by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would continue its efforts to improve the country’s economy.

He asked the PTI to give an answer on such acts, including the attacks on the Pakistani army and its martyrs. He said that these incidents were in fact an attack on Pakistan. Pakistan is our red line and the Pakistani army is our red line, he said. He accused the opposition party of being anti-Pakistan and anti-army and asked them to apologize to the House for the acts of May 9 and the attack on GHQ.

Meanwhile, PTI lawmakers, including Dr. Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur and Saifullah Abro, continued to interrupt Kirmani’s speech amid repeated pleas from Senate Speaker Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani to observe silence and sit down. .

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