The Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday fired a broadside at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), claiming the party was responsible for whooping inflation. Speaking exclusively to a private TV channel PPP senior leader Chaudhry Manzoor asserted, “Former finance minister Ishaq Dar is responsible for the skyrocketing inflation. Ishaq Dar had delayed the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (Fund), due to which the country is facing severe economic hardships.”
Taking a jibe at Mr Dar, Mr Manzoor said, “The PPP has never considered Ishaq Dar as the scientist of the economy.” In line with the general elections, Mr Manzoor claimed the PML-N wanted a delay in the elections for the sake of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return to the country. He stressed the need for holding timely elections for take the country out of the quagmire.
The PPP will inform the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) about its opinion on holding the elections within 90 days. “In the legislation process, the president is part of the parliament.
