PM not fulfilling responsibility: Bilawal Bhutto

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan was not fulfilling his responsibility towards the country.

“Even in this state of war, the Prime Minister is absent and confused,” he said while addressing the National Assembly.

Bilawal complained that the promises made by the Federal Government to Sindh have not been fulfilled while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has also not received required support.

Bilawal Bhutto, in his address to the National Assembly, said that we only do constructive criticism but Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) representatives in Sindh are causing confusion with irresponsible statements. He said that if the federal government undermines all our efforts, then they will surely fail.

He demanded the support of the federation instead of political point scoring during the global crisis. He admitted that the provinces receive more resources after the 18th amendment but said that one year’s health budget is not enough for this countering this pandemic. He asked the federal government to help provinces during the crisis rather than abusing and mischaracterizing them.

Bilawal Bhutto said that uninterrupted supply of testing kits and safety equipment must be ensured. The federation was supposed to stand side by side in the national emergency but regrettably, that did not happen. He again requested for help from the federal government as it was the only option.

He said that the situation would have been different if all parties had focused on coronavirus instead of passing statements against each other. He added that a majority of the statements are against Murad Ali Shah.