PESHAWAR
After securing vote of confidence by Chief Minister’s Punjab with majority, the attempt to dissolve the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would trigger a new constitutional crisis, warns Muhammad Faiq Shah, Chairman Amun Taraqqi Party here.
The fresh constitutional crisis is unaffordable for the country and let’s come together to foster democracy and bring political and economic stability, Shah stressed while talking to different delegations here on Saturday.
The game of political manipulation is yet not over, whereas efforts to bring political and economic stability to be marooned and hopes that now political standoff will be ended after securing a vote of confidence by CM’s Punjab. But no one expected that the uncertain situation to be further deepened in the coming days, Faiq remarked.
Government and opposition should refrain from creating any constitutional crisis and end uncertainty forthwith, he stressed.
He furthermore emphasized that all political forces should join hands to tackle the present political and economic crisis.
Talking about readiness of the Election Commission of Pakistan for holding fresh elections in case of dissolving the provincial assembly of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shah said the reforms are inevitable for holding elections in a transparent and fair manner.
Otherwise, he added, electoral exercise will produce the same results that were witnessed in the past.
The ATP chief reacted to reunification of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) splinter groups, saying that it will only strengthen his politics and his continuing influence in the city.
Shah condemned the MQM plan to block the scheduled local bodies polls on Jan 15 in Karachi.
He also slammed Sindh government announcement to postpone LGs polls in Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu after building up pressure by MQM.
The party chief while commenting on yesterday’s visit of PM’s Shehbaz Sharif in UAE during which the Government of UAE agreed to lend $1 billion to Pakistan and roll over an existing $2 billion loan. Shah said that the debt burden is climbing which would be further added to the country’s owes/ financial difficulties instead of stabilizing the national economy.
Shah expressed grave concern over the rising food inflation in the country, saying that rulers were busy in protecting their vested political interest while people were wandering for sake of a flour bag and compelled to purchase essential commodities at high prices in absence of a checking mechanism.
