LAHORE: Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to dissolve National Assembly and hold elections across country.

Sheikh Rasheed appreciated Supreme Court (SC) judges for reserving to hold election within 90 days. Sheikh Rasheed said ‘our people’ are giving too much importance to imperialists, trying to get more money out of them not acknowledging fact country is not run by them. “Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is not in position to visit his own constituency,” Ahmad said.

AML leader said that he is in contact with Chinese minister Li Xiaopeng and appreciated China for supporting Pakistan in this hard time.

Former Minister expressed concern over increasing dollar rate and said that dollar is opening between Rs 280 and Rs 300 in stock market. He claimed that more than 10,000 containers were rotting at port while factories are also shutting down operations.

Rasheed lambasted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, saying that International Monetary Fund agreement is not yet signed and that interest rate is already climbed 20 percent. He added that former President Pervez Musharraf was fined by IMF due to ‘blunders’ of Ishaq Dar.

AML Chief told Punjab government not to bind hopes regarding cancellation of bail as it won’t happen. He predicted that situation will improve in next 10 to 15 days.

He quoted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan’s statement that ruling coalition has no courage to contest Imran Khan in election. Moreover, PTI chief is positive that government want to disqualify or assassinate.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 04 2023

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