Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said that the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will result in ‘more burden’ on the people.
Speaking in Geo News program Capital Talk, the premier put the blame for the tough conditions by the IMF on the previous government.
The prime minister said that the previous government violated the commitments given to the IMF and as a result, the global lender is now adamant that Pakistan has to fulfill all conditions at any cost. The premier said that he is aware that many in Pakistan are finding it hard to put food on the table, buy medicines and pay for the education of their children.
He claimed that former prime minister Imran Khan had ‘almost’ defaulted Pakistan apart from straining the country’s relations with a number of friendly countries.
However, the premier highlighted that his government has provided relief to the downtrodden people through the Benazir Income Support Program. He further said that the wave of inflation is also due to the higher cost of imported items as commodity prices have risen since the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
It is pertinent to mention here that inflation in Pakistan is set to break the almost 50-year record of 29.3 percent witnessed in April 1975. The country is also struggling to secure financing from friendly countries which has delayed the IMF bailout.
Recently, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva had said that Fund has asked Pakistan to raise tax revenues and have a fairer distribution of pressures by moving subsidies only toward people who really need them. She emphasized that the IMF is very clear that it wants the poor people of Pakistan to be protected.
Sir the public is still waiting for you to sell your personal items to feed the poor like you claimed.
Ye awam sy hi kiu ly rha ha saray paisy ministers, bureaucrat, parliamentarians, MLA, MPA, MNA, Commissioners, Judge & other government officials & army officers all of them unsy kiu ni lyta kuch…
he is claiming all the fault is with last government. when you knew that than why you get into the charge of to be defaulted country. agar sab unky hotey hoye hota to sab blame bhi un per hi jata. ab qky sab kuch jantey hoye apney government chini to sara blame bhi ap hi par usoolan ata hy. benazir income support ko aisa samajh liya hy jese har ghareeb admi ko isi se pese milty hyn. its a big scam . jahan per sarey apny logon faida pohanchaya ja raha hy for vote bank. income support se behtar job support hoti to ziyada behtar rehta. qaum ko apahij banaya ja raha hy. aur khanay peeney se bhi do chaar kiya ja raha hy.
jis hisaab se mehengai barh rahi hy .. koi bhi employer us hisaab se salary na to bahra sakta hy aur na barhayga. to kesey chalein gy ghar. ye sab azaab lagney laga hy .. qky na koi opposition hy jo qaum ki avaz uthay.. sab eik side per hi bethey hyn . boley kon.