Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that Prime Minister Imran Khan has come out openly against the 18th Constitutional Amendment and NFC Award while his Federal government did not help provinces on Coronavirus - Press Release issued by Pakistan People's Party.

Karachi -- June 20, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Pakistan People's Party (PPP)

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Chairman Pakistan People's Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has come out openly against the 18th Constitutional Amendment and NFC Award when his Federal government did not help the provincial governments on Coronavirus. "Amidst this testing time and difficult circumstances, Sindh was given Rs229 billion less from its due share as Punjab and other provinces also got lesser shares.

Addressing a press conference at the Sindh Chief Minister's House, Karachi, he said that all the political parties have unanimously rejected the federal fiscal budget and vowed that we will not allow our hospitals and healthcare facilities to be snatched at the hands of an incompetent PTI-led Federal government.

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the federal government did not provide any assistance to the provincial governments on Coronavirus and the Federal budget was presented as if Coronavirus was not a problem and a thing of past. "People had a thought that the Federal government's budget would be in line with aims and plans to amicably deal with all the emerging challenges but it disappointed and since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Federal government is creating controversies and confusions.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that it was hoped that there would be a health package for all provinces but the government was making development projects that would bring political benefits to PTI. They showed a lack of seriousness in dealing with Coronavirus and locusts.

He said that the entire focus of the Federal government and the state should be on the epidemic to save the lives of the people but our misfortune is that the PTI government is not sincere in saving the lives of the people in this situation. It has also failed in building a national consensus against this epidemic, he added.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the political parties of the country have rejected the budget presented in the face of a pandemic and sadly, nothing has been done in this budget to deal with it, nor any challenge to eradicate the locust. Even though the money was set aside, we were expecting the government to provide a special package to deal with the epidemic at the provincial level, but it was not given. "Unfortunately, the Rs70 billion set aside for pandemic are in fact the funds provided PTI lawmakers to build...