PTI, PPP leaders engage in war of words
Zaidi claims opposition is expecting another NRO, Ghani says govt’s ‘ineffective policies’ affect one and all
Sindh Assembly Session. PHOTO: NNI
KARACHI:
The political strife between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the ruling party in the Centre, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, deepened on Sunday, with leaders from both parties engaging in a war of words in the backdrop of another power show in Lahore by the Pakistan Democratic Movement and PPP lawmakers handing in their resignations.
Speaking on multiple occasions on the day, Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi claimed that the opposition, by holding PDM rallies, was expecting to be granted a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)-like deal, accusing the ministers from opposition parties of using resources from the national treasury for luxuries.
Info minister, others hand in resignations
PTI welcomes the move, calls on ECP to immediately hold by-elections for vacant seats
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. PHOTO: Syed Nasir Hussain Shah
In an attempt to mount pressure on the federal government, more legislators from the Pakistan Peoples Party submitted their resignations to PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday.
A day before Pakistan Democratic Movement is set to hold its power show in Lahore, Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah tendered his resignation, addressed to the Sindh Assembly speaker, to Bilawal. Shah also holds the portfolios of the provincial local government, housing and town planning, forest and religious affairs departments.