The minister also outlined measures taken by the PTI government to counter the rise in the prices of various commodities.Īdmitting that there had been a significant increase in the price of ghee, he said government representatives were working with mills associations and taking steps to reduce taxes to bring down the price of one kilogramme of ghee by Rs40 to Rs50. "They are a group of politically jobless people," he remarked while speaking to the media in Lahore. Reacting to the opposition protests over inflation, Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib said the former had been staging demonstrations because they were "jobless". Therefore, he should be ousted." 'Opposition staging protests because they are jobless' If he continues to stay in power, it will destroy the country. "His vision for framing policies is very limited. He said that PM Imran had spent his entire life abroad and didn't have first-hand knowledge of poverty in Pakistan. Now tell me who the real thief is?" he questioned. "I remember when Prime Minister Imran used to say when the dollar goes up in price, it is indicative that the rulers are thieves. He said the PPP would come into power in the Centre and ease the burden of inflation on the people, adding that the protests were the voice of the poor, the labourers and the nation. He said that on the instructions of party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, protests against inflation were being staged in different cities. He also lambasted the "selected" government for burdening the country's citizens. Addressing the rally, Shah said that party workers had come together to "show a mirror" to the PTI government. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also participated in the protest.
"Why are people dying of hunger? Why are they committing suicide? Why are they cursing the government? This did not happen overnight," he said, adding that this was the result of targeting "elected representatives". While speaking at another protest in Lahore, PML-N's Saad Rafique said the people of the country were facing "back-breaking" inflation, unemployment, and lawlessness while also witnessing the degradation of state institutions. He added that people were being evicted from their homes in Karachi in the name of encroachment. He had promised 10 million jobs 16,000 people were let go in Islamabad."
"Prime Minister Imran Khan used to say he would commit suicide before going to the IMF. He alleged that the entire country had been left at the mercy of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "Protests against inflation will continue," he vowed. The JUI-F stood in solidarity with the poor, farmers and lawyers, he said, adding that party chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman - who is also the PDM president - had announced nationwide protests from October 20. Activists from the Pakistan Democratic Movement shout slogans as they take part in a anti-government demonstration in Karachi.
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