Country is facing the worst economic crisis: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Former Prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during a press conference on Tuesday commented that this government presented mini budget in the Parliament and postponed the proceedings without debate.

He questioned who was responsible for embezzlement of Rs1000 billion.

Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan said that the whole nation is waiting for the mini budget. The country is facing the worst economic crisis in three years yet the Finance Minister claims that they have added an additional tax of only 2 billion rupees in the budget, he went on to say.

The PML-N lawmaker raised concerns that there is no one who considers himself answerable for the budget that was prepared six months ago, adding that the parliamentarians were not briefed over the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Abbasi asked if there is any other example of the autonomy given to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Finance Minister should tell the people how much additional loan this government has taken and how much inflation has risen as a result of these loan, he questioned.