Shehbaz deserves at least one year, says Bilawal.

LARKANA -- Since the Imran Khan-led government got four years to rule the country, Shehbaz Sharif should get at least one year to 'serve the nation', Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday while addressing a gathering at Larkana's Municipal Stadium to mark the 69th birth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto.

'Give this government some time to carry out economic and electoral reforms. We will then hopefully come out of the mess left behind by the selected government,' he said.

The Peoples Party chairman expressed hopes that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would remove Pakistan from its grey list by October.

'We fought our case against two FIRs: money laundering and terrorist financing.

'We were able to persuade countries with which the former rulers [referring to the PTI-led government] were at odds, that Pakistan has taken all steps sought by FATF for removal from the grey list,' Bilawal Bhutto said, calling it 'just the beginning of our journey'.

He blamed former prime minister Imran Khan for the economic crisis and the...

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