ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz hit back at the opposition for criticising the government for rising inflation, saying that the opposition was responsible for the country’s sorry state.
“The opposition says that inflation is rising but you are its root cause,” the information minister said while speaking on the floor of the Senate. President Dr Arif Alvi had summoned regular sessions of both houses of parliament today (Friday).
The opposition has claimed that the rally, under the banner of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will lay the foundation for the ouster of Imran Khan’s government.
The federal minister said, “The rising inflation is because of opposition policies and the collapse of government institutions over the last 40 to 50 years yet you expect us to fix this in two years.”
“We will fix it and will enable the country and government institutions to stand on their own two feet,” he said while admitting to a rise in inflation. The minister said that it was a temporary thing and would be resolved within the next few weeks.
He said, “If the opposition thinks that they can put us under pressure like they did when it came to the Financial Action Task Force laws and National Accountability Bureau laws that will not happen.”
