PESHAWAR: Chairman and founder of the Amun Taraqqi Party Muhammad Faiq Shah urged the rulers to pay attention to public problems instead of concentrating on personal issues. Chairing a meeting here at the party’s central secretariat on Friday, Mr Shah said inflation-stricken people had pinned high hopes from the new government, which is diminishing rapidly as public owes are rising with each passing day. He said political leaders are deviating from its pre-poll commitment as implementation on manifestos is seen nowhere. The ATP chief made it clear that the country’s economy cannot be put on a path of progress until salvation from the IMF. He maintained that those who talked about saying good-bye to the IMF have made another deal and trapped the whole nation under heavy debts. Shah alleged the government is mulling to impose additional taxes at the behest of the IMF. He said the rulers only focused on accumulation of wealth, capturing and looting state resources but never thought about public welfare and betterment. The party leader said that there was no institution and law to make the powerful answerable.
Shah said the ruling elite imposed a reign of hunger, fear on the country.
Faiq laid stress on ‘special’ steps to cope with the challenges being faced by the country.
He asserted the incumbent government should work as a true-public representative government.
The party leader called for a charter of economy between all political forces and stakeholders to steer the country out from the crisis.
He further emphasized upholding merit, rule of law, justice and public authority.
Pakistan and the system should not be endangered, says Shah.
The ATP chief urged all the political forces to toe the ‘special’ line.
“Do your politics, opposition is also a part of politics, but don’t endanger Pakistan and the system.”
He called for jointly combating poverty, unemployment, inflation and other major issues that were being faced by the country.
