PM Imran is trying to run the assemb­ly like a contai­ner, says PPP leader­Former opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Leader Khursheed Shah has said that that party will not let the parliament function if serving opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif is removed from the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee. “The opposition parties tried to let the parliament function because of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, however, we won’t let the parliament function in a disrespectful manner. “The government has failed to serve the people, and wants to get involved in fights,” said Shah. PPP will not move against govt: Khursheed ShahThe PPP leader also criticised PM Imran’s recent meeting with IMF chief Christine Lagarde, saying that there was no previous example found of this. Shah further elaborated that he did not consider MQM as a member of the opposition, saying that the party leverage its position and blackmail the government.

Source: The Express Tribune February 12, 2019 09:57 UTC