LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that mini-budget contradicts the government s concept of geo-economics.
In a statement, he termed the mini-budget as bargain for national security and sovereignty and would not let it pass.
The PML-N president said that instead of propagating cheap Pakistan, the government should withdraw it mini-budget, adding that Pakistan s economic sovereignty would lose if the mini-budget is approved.
The opposition leader further said that this mini-budget is against the government s concept of geo-economics. The government has failed to provide relief to the nation to despite low oil prices in international market.
Earlier, Mian Shehbaz Sharif said that joint opposition will formulate a strategy to oppose the government’s mini-budget.
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Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement, said that the passage of a mini-budget from the National Assembly is synonymous to national suicide. A tsunami of ‘tabdeli’ has swallowed the economy, jobs and happiness of the public, he stated.
Opposition Leader further said that the incumbent government has become a threat to national security.
