Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz Thursday said the opposition was unduly making furor and fuss on the arrest of Safdar Awan and indulged in political point-scoring to weaken the democracy and national institutions.
He said the opposition did stage a drama on the issue, adding Safdar Awan boarded comfortably in the vehicle and even raised some slogans after the arrest.
Speaking at a press conference, he said the opposition was rattled as its politics was at stake after getting a disappointing response from the public. It was just trying to cover up corruption and inefficiency of the Sindh government, he added.
He said the People’s Party had been in power for the last twelve years in Sindh with a track record of alleged corrupt practices and mismanagement in the province. Sindh Chief Minister did not explain the factual position about the Safdar Awan incident on the floor of the House, he added.
The minister said the economy was moving in the right direction, adding Pakistan did manage to revive its economy during the coronavirus pandemic at a time when world economies were under great stress and strain. Prime Minister Imran Khan took initiatives to protect jobs and ensure people’s health when the whole world was struggling during coronavirus, he added.
He said Prime Minister Imran Khan smashed two parties nexus and held on power with the support of people, adding now the opposition, comprising Banarsi swindlers, were staging dramas.
He pointed out that Safdar Awan and Maryam Safdar created chaos and chaos without any regard for the sanctity of the Quaid-e-Azam mausoleum.
The Pakistan Muslim League(N) was the party which dropped indecent pictures of Benazir Bhutto from the airplanes and got people killed in the Model Town incident, he recalled.
He said the opposition was attempting to create chaos and uncertainty after its leaders fled abroad to avoid court proceedings. The opposition was misleading the nation, and distorting the facts, he added.
Shibli said the gas and electricity prices were going up due to the expensive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) agreements signed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during the last tenure of PML-N.
