MULTAN
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that International Monetary Fund has no trust in Finance Minister Ishaq Dar so he should step down as finance minister forthwith.
\nTalking to media persons in Multan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the IMF had rejected the budget. The government has imposed Rs215 billion more taxes. The budget that will be voted on will be the new finance bill.
\n\u201cThe earlier levied taxes are in place and now more taxes of Rs 215 billion have been imposed,\u201d he said. He said that IMF did not trust Ishaq Dar. Mr Shah said the prime minister also spoke with MD IMF and as a result of that already poverty-stricken people were burdened with Rs215 billion more taxes.
\n\u201cIMF is not satisfied with the revenue target, what is being said is not based on facts,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are silencing people for the time being, but they will not be able to cover up the facts forever,\u201d he maintained.
\nThe PTI leader said that the finance bill was being revised. Twelve-hour loadshedding was being undertaken in cities. Mr Shah said, \u201cThis budget was rejected by the nation, traders, farmers and industrialists. Now the IMF has also rejected the budget.\u201d
\n\u201cI request Ishaq Dar to resign immediately and let someone else take over the responsibility,\u201d he said. Former foreign minister said that Greece shipwreck and death of hundreds of people made him sad. He said the real thing to ponder over was that why people were forced to leave their homes.
\nMr Shah said, \u201cNo one goes to buy death by paying Rs3 million, there was no water facility in the ship. People died of thirst. Steps should be taken that such incidents must not happen in future.\u201d PTI\u2019s vice chairman further said that this was not a new issue. Human-trafficking had been going on for a long time which must be stopped.
\n\u201cI have risen above the politics of posts and tickets. I am currently doing the politics of ideology and stick to ideology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MULTAN Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that International Monetary Fund has no trust in Finance Minister Ishaq Dar so he should step down as finance minister forthwith. Talking to media persons in Multan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the IMF had rejected the budget. The government has imposed Rs215 billion more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-339987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n