Former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that he has never seen Pakistan in such a worse situation before because everyone is worried and does not see any hope.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi speaking at the Reimaging Pakistan debate in Karachi said that today everyone is asking how the problems will be solved, I don’t know about the economy, but politics has gone bankrupt. Not because of this government or the previous government, but the continuation of wrong decisions is the result of unconstitutionality.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that today’s youth is disappointed and this is the most dangerous thing. I also consider him guilty, if you have come to this point, instead of cleaning up, accept it and let everyone participate in it.
He said that the constitution will be 50 years old this year. The oath of office is also written in the constitution. On this occasion, the question is, did we keep this oath?
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that ‘no legislation is made to facilitate the people, these failures have brought us here, first of all we have to accept that we have made mistakes, the most difficult thing in life is to change the system. to bring He said that while solving the problems of the country, reforms will have to be brought. It is decided that the country will not run the way it is being run. It happened and we negated the constitution by making governments.
The former prime minister said that ‘we make lists here and it is made clear that the one who obeys the order will be a member of the parliament. Say that it will solve the problems, we are hitting our own feet, how will the problems be solved if we stop the problem solvers of the country from going to the parliament?
He said that the dictators created an institution to hold politicians accountable, but none of their men were held accountable. Because of NAB, no officer is ready to work. The head of the National Accountability Bureau is appointed’.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi demanded that every member of parliament should tell where the expenses are met from, when politicians themselves do not pay taxes, how can they dare to impose taxes on others while every ID card holder is a potential taxpayer. , only employed people in the country pay taxes and no one else’.
The former prime minister added that there will be no miracle to improve the country, but we have to make decisions and the first decision should be to uphold the constitution, pay taxes, then on other important issues including water shortage. should also be considered’.
Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and former Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar among others also spoke at the event and called for a new agreement and direction to make Pakistan prosperous again.
