How All Pakistani Opposition React on Federal Cabinet Reshuffling April 2019

After the major federal cabinet reshuffling, former first daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz silently criticized the government and said that there was no need for revenge . In a tweet, Maryam Nawaz said that revenge wasn’t necessary when those who hurt would eventually face consequences. “No need for revenge. Just sit back and wait,” she mentioned in a tweet.

Ishaq Dar

Former finance minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday (April 17) said “Asad Umar remained the finance minister for eight months and laid distorted facts before the nation”. “It was not appropriate for Asad Umar to leave the ground this way,” the former finance minister said. “We pointed to the dropping of inflation bomb on the masses. We also gave suggestions to the government as to how could the economy be fixed,” Dar recalled.

Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said“Imran Khan Niazi should set aside his ego, arrogance and stubbornness and concentrate on the economy,” Sharif said.

Shehbaz added that he had made an offer to improve the economy since day one. “If time had not been wasted we wouldn’t have been facing such economic devastation.”

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday congratulated the nation on Asad Umar stepping down as the finance minister.

“I want to congratulate Pakistanis. It was every Pakistanis demand that the government reviews its economic policies,” Bilawal told reporters. Bilawal was critical of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s economic policies stating they lacked direction and failed to make any attempts at consensus building. “Since this government has come the people of Pakistan have drowned in a tsunami of inflation.”

The PPP chairman added that the government had accepted that its economic policies had failed and they could not provide relief to the people. “Other ministers who have links with banned organizations will also be dismissed soon,” he added.

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