Govt asked to fulfill promises made in election campaign.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has failed to honour the promises he made with the nation during the election campaign.

"Imran Khan promised not to go to the IMF, but he approached it. He promised not to construct metro bus but he constructed. He said the value of dollar will not be increased, but it increased. He said PM House and governor houses will be converted into educational institutions but it could not be done. Same is the case with many more promises," Shah said while speaking on the floor of the National Assembly. "We should carefully make promises in the election campaigns," he maintained, adding that politicians should have good reputation as people will stop believing in democracy if they continued to make fake statements.

Khurshid Shah said the PTI government has not fulfilled any of its commitments regarding welfare of people and improvement in the social sector. He also voiced concerns over increase in power and gas tariff as well as the prices of fuel and medicines. He suggested that 15 percent of the PSDP should be spent on the construction of dams.

Shah said PPP introduced National Finance Commission (NFC) Award in its tenure. "The dictator, who was ruling the country when we made government in 2008, was not ready to accept parliamentary system," he said. "The incumbent government stumbles when it comes to raising 10 percent salaries of the poverty-stricken people. Promote agriculture sector if you want to give relief to the masses and boost economy of the country," he suggested. "We are in favour of constructing dams but making this step a political move is not acceptable," he added.

Taking part in the budget debate, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif opposed dissolution of PTI government and suggested that the federal ministers should become careful about their duties. He said the 'doctors' being called from foreign countries have badly destroyed country's economy. Those changing loyalties are responsible for disturbing the decorum in the House, he said.

Kh Asif said withdrawal of zero-rated facility for export-oriented industry will not only cut job opportunities but also further decline the exports. The government should review this decision, he demanded. Parliamentarians from the treasury benches termed the budget as positive for people of the country that will be helpful in improving the economic situation besides changing the...