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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister She- IMF Knows King of U-turns Is Bent on just physically but also to talk, to
hbaz Sharif Thursday said the former build bridges, and to create some
premier, who is the king of u-turns, level of momentum for the beliefs
was bent upon ruining the country fi- Ruining Country, Says PM and the core values that we speak
nancially and the IMF was also aware about,” she noted.
of this fact. Senator Rehman said, “When we
Speaking at the special session of all human beings and are prone to talk of upholding the Constitution,
the Senate, Shehbaz said the IMF had making mistakes. We are not angels.” we must not forget that this means all
not pointed towards political instabil- He added the political leadership in the of the Constitution. If it means elec-
ity in Pakistan during the talks. “But past used to sit together in the larger tions on time, it means elections on
they are not blind and are seeing what national interest, setting aside political time, and if it means we give space to
is happening,” he added. differences, but the situation was dif- the opposition, then we give space to
The PM linked economic stability ferent today. the opposition, but the law must be
with political stability and insisted eco- The PM contended that a national uniform for everyone. We must re-
nomic stability without political stabil- leader did not have ego, arrogance and member with great humility that no
ity would remain a pipe dream. anger. He urged national unity among one is above the law and the Consti-
He said the government had not the political leadership to address the tution, and no one must act against
shied away from taking tough deci- country’s challenges, calling upon all the state and the courts.”
sions and decided to save the country the political leadership to sit together Even when the court orders were
at the cost of ruling parties’ political Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a special session of the Senate in Islamabad on to get the country out of the challenges not in favour, she pointed out, from
interests. “Pakistan came into exis- March 16, 2023 — Twitter/@SenatePakistan facing the country. president Zardari to Shaheed Zulfikar
tence after great sacrifices; it will defi- but he was optimistic about good days est level of responsibility, maturity and Federal Minister for Climate Ali Bhutto, everybody bowed before
nitely regain its lost place in the world. ahead. “There is always light at the end statesmanship”. Change Senator Sherry Rehman em- the courts. She claimed President Asif
We will not allow anyone to spoil the of the tunnel provided you are com- He squarely held the PTI respon- phasized the importance of upholding Zardari was in jail for 12 years, and
country’s situation, the IMF program is mitted to your cause.” sible for the delay in signing of staff Pakistan’s Constitution and democratic the last time the police came to pick
expected to happen soon but it is not a He regretted that the terms and level agreement with the IMF even principles and said the Constitution him up at Zardari House, “we were
permanent solution,” he made it clear. conditions of the IMF were not re- after acceptance of all tough and bitter has been the very rope that has bound instructed to give the police tea and
He explained, “We took over at a spected by the PTI government and conditions while the “PTI is making all this country together in moments of cookies. One day before Eid, Faryal
time when the country’s economy was rather flouted, which damaged Paki- attempts to destroy the entire system in deep crisis. Talpur was taken to jail at midnight
facing very difficult challenges.” The stan’s image, trust and confidence, not the country”. “It is important for us to un- in one of those armored vehicles like
previous PTI government negotiated only in the eyes of the Fund but all over One of the reasons behind the derstand that the Senate represents a terrorist from the hospital while she
and signed an agreement with the IMF, bilateral and multilateral institutions. delay in the IMF agreement, he ex- all the provinces in equal propor- was diabetic and under treatment”.
but it did not adhere to it, the premier Defending the ruling coalition plained, was that at the time of previ- tions, so the principle of equality is She urged political leaders to
said, blaming the Imran Khan govern- government, he said, “We took over ous reviews, certain friendly countries ingrained in this particular house. work together to strengthen Pakistan’s
ment for the current economic situa- through a constitutional instrument. had made commitments to bilaterally Even if the Parliament and the Sen- democracy, saying, “It is for us as leg-
tion. We had two choices - one to dole out support Pakistan. But IMF is now ask- ate is afflicted by political division, islators and political leaders to prove
However, he conceded that bold funds like the previous regime leaving ing that they should actually complete it is better served by its opposition our mettle and to bring the spirit of
decisions taken by his government nothing in the kitty and offering un- and materialize those commitments. being on its benches. That is the accountability, governance and unity
led to inflation and tough conditions accounted and unbudgeted subsidies, He stressed the need to learn les- power and spirit of democracy to through these houses that countries in
for the common man in the country, and the other path was showing high- sons from the past mistakes. “We are find space for the opposition, not our condition need.” – The News

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