PESHAWAR
Chairman and founder of the Amun Taraqqi Party Muhammad Faiq Shah slammed rulers for mortgaging the country’ economy with the IMF.
In a statement here on Sunday, Mr Shah said frequent hike in electricity and gas tariffs, coupled with imposing additional taxes at the behest of IMF, would surge up inflation that would hit the poor segment of the society miserably.
The ATP chief called for liberating country’ economy from clutches of foreign lenders and independent policies should be designed in greater interest of people and the country. He made it clear that improvement cannot come until elimination of the current cruel system.
Oppression against the poor must be ended in the shape of price-hike and unemployment, he asserted. Shah asked young and competent people to raise up against the oppressive system and to initiate joint efforts to combat poverty, unemployment, social and economic injustice.
He noted poor masses have left on mercy of profiteers and hoarders in the month of Ramazan.
The party chief criticised despite the government’s clear direction, the authorities concerned unmoved to provide relief to inflation-stricken people in this holy month.
Shah observed that social and economic injustice has sharply risen up in the country.
He said all segments of the society adversely suffered by the current oppressive and cruel system.
Faiq asked people to become part of the ATP struggle, which has been carried out from the last seven years for public authority and justice and the current tyrant system.
The party leader stated that their fight was against this failing system, urging everyone to resolve to free the country from the grip of the mafia.
“We are carrying out an organised political and awareness campaign across the country”,
Shah vowed the awakening movement will be sustained till delegating powers and authority to people.
He termed strengthening institutions is imperative for fostering democracy in the country.
