KARACHI: Leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shiekh said that country is facing worst crisis of its history but the sitting rulers are bent to defy law and Constitution.

Addressing crowded press conference at Sindh Assembly while being flanked by noted economist and PTI senior leader Muzamil Aslam. Haleem said that Nawaz Sharif has threatened that dollar would touch mark of Rs 500. He said I want to ask from grandson of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto if he is ready to defend Constitution of 1973 given by his maternal grandfather or to stand with breakers of law and Constitution.

He said Asif Ali Zardari should also make clear his position in this regard. He said Bilawal now stands with people who had attached Justice Sajjad Ali Shah. He said we salute Aitizaz Ahsan who stands with judiciary. He said the PPP has already entered grave of doctrine of law of necessity. He said PPP has always supported dictators and it had struck deals with from Ayub Khan to Yahya Khan to Pervez Musharraf.

Haleem Adil said that yesterday Cabinet said that it would accept decision of apex court. He said law minister said they would not accept court decision. He said it was never heard that Supreme Court decision is not accepted. He said whole nation and lawyers stand with judiciary and they have rejected stance of Cabinet. He said PPP of Bhutto is now dead and buried.

Haleem said that decision of three-member bench was historic. He said if rulers are not afraid they should conduct elections. He said surveys show that Imran Khan would win with majority.

Muzzamil Aslam said that corruption of Rs 25 billion was made in flood relief funds in Sindh. He said as trainloads of beggar come to Karachi during Eid season, in same fashion prime minister claimed to bring ten and half billion dollars from whole world. However in fact not even ten dollars came to country. He said that during last eleven months Pakistan is being suffered due to inefficiency of sitting rulers. He said no any country is willing to fund these rulers.

He said Pakistan is facing worst economic crisis of its history. He said growth rate now is lowest. He said interest rate is hiked to 21 percent. He asked how these rulers would run country. He said Dar says country would have to go without IMF loan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 06 2023

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