Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday came down hard on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for pursuing wrong policies during his tenure which had not only resurrected terrorism but also pushed the country into economic quagmire.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, the foreign minister blamed Imran Khan and his team for the current economic challenges faced by the country.
He said terrorism was completely eliminated from the country due to the sacrifices of Pakistan Army, police and common masses, but it was Imran Khan who brought back thousands of terrorists and extremists living in Afghanistan and settled them in the merged tribal areas.
The foreign minister said that the people of the merged areas of erstwhile FATA had given unmatched sacrifices for eliminating terrorism and restoration of peace across the country.
He said that non-political actors were responsible for bringing Imran Khan into power.
He said that democracy in the country had been restored by the sacrifices of the political workers and their leadership.
Bilawal Bhutto said that keeping in view the interest of the country and for the strengthening of democracy, two main political parties had signed the Charter of Democracy (CoD).
After this, he said, the country was moving to progress, prosperity and development.
He said that the constitution of 1973 was restored to its original shape and the 18th amendment approved with consensus to bring harmony in the provinces.
He said that after the signing of the 18th amendment, National Finance Commission (NFC) had been given to provinces and gave the identification to people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bilawal said that non-political forces started hybrid war against the political forces after the signing of the CoD.
The foreign minister said that Imran Khan was ousted from the power in a constitutional way.
He asked the Prime Minister to take action and file the cases against the person who had violated the constitution and law of the land.
Bilawal said that the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 was introduced to strengthen the judicial system in the country.
He was of the view that today’s legislation would be remembered in the history of the country.
The foreign minister said that consultation and negotiation among the political parties was necessary to bring the country out from the crises.
