NAROWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary-General Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday strongly criticises the PTI-led federal government for “talking about extension of the army chief’s tenure before the right time” and called it a ‘condemnable act’.
“A new military chief is appointed during the last three months of the incumbent’s tenure, therefore, talking about the extension before time is just a political tactic,” the PML-N leader said while talking to journalists in Narowal.
Ahsan Iqbal further said that the incumbent government was trying to play a dangerous political card on the matter of the army chief’s appointment, calling it a political tactic.
Speaking about the Murree disaster, Iqbal said instead of taking preventative measures, the PTI-led government was “busy applauding the increase in tourism there”.
He said that neither the government nor the Murree administration could be seen in action when heavy snowstorms left over 20 people dead. “Despite an alert being issued regarding the weather situation, the government was busy praising the uptick in tourism,” he added.
He said that tourists were stuck in a snowstorm but the provincial government was busy with matters related to the PTI’s organisation in Lahore. “The government was blaming tourists in a careless, ignorant, and sarcastic manner for its own shortcomings” he added.
Talking about the country’s economic condition, the PML-N leader asserted that the “agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was a reflection of the government’s incompetency and failure.”
He also said that if allied parties keep standing with the government, the public will consider them equally responsible for the regime’s failure to deliver its promises.
