Hamza Slams 'Non-Democratic' Behaviour Of Opposition, PA Speaker.

Lahore -- Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz said on Thursday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership was hatching conspiracies against national institutions and defaming them for personal gains, as they were least concerned about people's problems.

He said that the opposition parties were even violating the law and the constitution just to create hurdles in the smooth functioning of the present government. Addressing a press conference here, the chief minister said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had also been criticising the armed forces which were rendering matchless sacrifices for defending the homeland.

He said that during almost four years of the PTI government, not a single promise made with the people was fulfilled by Imran Khan. Promise of 10 million jobs and 5 million housing units were made, but nothing was done practically, he added. Hamza said that the country could not be run through hollow slogans, but practical steps and by following the principles of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He recalled that the previous PML-N government left the country's growth rate at 5.8 per cent in 2018, but the PTI government brought it to negative due to its poor policies and bad governance.

During the PTI tenure, people of the country were forced to stand in queues for purchasing sugar and flour, he added.

Hamza Shehbaz said the opposition tried to create chaotic situation in the country in the name of long march in recent past as they attacked the capital city Islamabad and put the green-belts on fire. The chief minister said he had been facing cases and also was kept in jail for 22 months in the name of accountability, but not a single penny corruption was proved against him.

The Punjab province had been passing through uncertain circumstances, created by the opposition parties as these parties did not want the elected government to work for welfare of masses, he added.

A constitutional crisis was created by the opposition during the election of chief minister after they lost majority in the house, the chief minister said adding that he managed the Punjab government without any cabinet for many weeks due to non-democratic behaviour of the opposition including the Punjab Assembly speaker. He said that the members of the assembly kept waiting for two consecutive days for...