PML-N, PPP term PM’s interview disappointing
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ISLAMABAD: Terming the latest interview of Prime Minister Imran Khan “a total disappointment”, leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday expressed their surprise over Mr Khan’s remarks about the possibility of fresh elections in the country.
In a statement, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said the opposition didn’t need to do anything to topple the government because its “disastrous performance in the first 100 days and the incompetence of Imran Khan and his associates are already doing the job”.
“A prime minister who has given a vote of no confidence in his own government with this statement of early elections does not deserve the top office of the country for even one day, and should resign with immediate effect,” she said.
Ms Aurangzeb, who served as information minister in the previous PML-N government, ridiculed the prime minister’s statement that he had learnt from television that his “pathetic government” had caused another landslide devaluation of the rupee. The PML-N leader referred to the prime minister’s observation that the PML-N government’s finance minster Ishaq Dar had artificially controlled the exchange rate for dollar.
“Either that stance was a lie or his current position is a farce,” she added.
Ms Aurangzeb said that Mr Khan had once again used the “same lame NRO rhetoric” to distract the attention of the nation away from “the massive failures” of his government.
In a separate statement, PPP’s Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said it was very “irresponsible” of the prime minister to talk about early elections.
Senator Khokhar, who is also a spokesman for PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, said it was disappointing that the PTI government wasn’t even trying to solve problems.
“The nation has already paid the price of unpredictability and instability,” he said, recalling that the stock exchange recently suffered a drop of 1,300 points in a day “while Imran Khan is busy making immature, irresponsible and condemnable statements”.
Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2018
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Dec 04, 2018 08:03am
Such hard criticism in just 100 days is not acceptable.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:04am
No one cares about your comments. Please focus on how to bring the looted wealth that your party leaders absconded with back to Pakiatan....
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Dec 04, 2018 08:10am
According to them NS or BB Zardari is solution for al problem. They don’t have zero percent conscience left in them
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Dec 04, 2018 08:12am
If opposition doesn't need to do anything then why's there a lot of hue and cry.
Moreover, Pakistan had to see such miserable conditions due to selfishness of leaders since long.
Whatever is visible now that is the result of previous governments.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:13am
Govt's ought to be judged by results by people. Interested groups and courts do by their needs and technicalities.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:16am
PML(N) looted billions. Look at the state of the economy. Now Mariam wants IK to resign so PML(N) leaders could continue the loot. How shameful.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:17am
Rest assured, Imran is going to complete his 5 yrs. We the people wont let democracy derail.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:19am
What else would one expect from them.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:19am
Pathetic looters......
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Dec 04, 2018 08:23am
Don't worry he will resign once he cleans Pakistan of crooks and Mafia like you.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:25am
Can’t believe PMLN have the audacity to say this after what they’ve done to this country in the last five years
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Dec 04, 2018 08:28am
There is no doubt that IK's interview was disappointing!
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Dec 04, 2018 08:29am
IK does not belave in his own team. He got to know about the increase in the dollar value through the TV. Are you kidding!
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Dec 04, 2018 08:29am
Lady I think you should stop passing laughable comments
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Dec 04, 2018 08:32am
Yes, to these two groups of thugs everything is disappointing these days. I sometimes wonder whether they have received any moral education at all.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:33am
The most honest PM ever, speaks from his heart; not a power hungry, or, part of corrupt Mafia. I loved the interview great clarity; not afraid of losing even the power. Opposition must be squirming and hate every second of Imran Khan in power.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:46am
Get used to it. This is what you will hear from these losers for the next 4-5 years.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:53am
They're trying to rectify the mess created by both your looting, corrupt, terrible government. If we allowed you two dopey governments to see out their terms, we should probably be a bit more patient
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Dec 04, 2018 08:57am
she needs to resign, not him. take your own advice.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:00am
Maryam Aungranzeb, please go home!
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Dec 04, 2018 09:02am
She should also be sent behind bars for an attempt to cause harm to the country by her negative views and speeches about the present government which is trying to clean up the mess what Nawaz Sharif and Zardari left behind.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:04am
These people are suffering from withdrawal syndrome of 'governance' and consequently have completely lost sense of proportion and reality. What damages to the State, it's institutions and it's citizens have endured at the hands of these families and their vociferous friends in a few decades, how on earth can anybody recover from it in mere 100 days. It will be a miracle if best minds and managers could recover from the mega losses in 100 months. All they do in jails, media conferences and parliament is bad mouth everything the new government does. Just hold your peace and cries for now. There will be plenty of opportunities for wailing once the NAB courts conclude their cases.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:17am
At Least IK is showing us reality .
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Dec 04, 2018 09:18am
Surprise surprise!!! opposition finds PM interview disappointing.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:23am
Atleast he is trying to put the country at the right path.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:24am
The opposition has no valid point at all! PML-N preferred economic growth, on the services sector and neglecting industry, over economic stability that would ultimately be ensued by the economic growth. If IK focuses on economic stability while ignoring economic growth for the time being, then it would be better for the future instead of keep repeating the dull cycle again and again,
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Dec 04, 2018 09:27am
I have a suggestion, may be you can type the resignation letter for him Ms. Aurangzeb?
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Dec 04, 2018 09:35am
Funny to see looters say this. I am sure PM Imran is catching up and will deliver atleast 10% of his promises, or atleast better than the previous two governments.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:37am
How do PPP and PML have the audacity to even criticize PTI? Keep quiet please. You don’t have the credibility to even utter a single word! Given that your governments had your share to better the country but you just filled your pockets.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:37am
looks who is asking resignation. Go try to take from him.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:39am
IK and his team are politically naïve.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:40am
Once a looter is always a looter :)
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Dec 04, 2018 09:41am
I agree.. IK is not doing enough. He should step down and make Fawad Chaudhry the prime minister. He knows how to handle the opposition parties
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Dec 04, 2018 09:43am
@Akil Akhtar, pathetic blind followers of IK
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Dec 04, 2018 09:44am
@Taimur, IK is doing nothing, just making his followers fool
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Dec 04, 2018 09:45am
so Sad.. PML N..true enemy of PAKISTAN.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:46am
@irfan, IK is doing nothing my friend, wake up before its too late
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Dec 04, 2018 09:51am
Please bring back the looted money.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:52am
Days of corruption and loot are gone. Country needs IK for full term and more.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:58am
I am glad these two are not in govt.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:06am
He resigns so we have to hear people like you madam? No thanks!
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Dec 04, 2018 10:11am
What else you can expect from these most corrupted political parties of Pakistan, PML-N, and PPP. There is no place to run, no place to hide, soon all the corrupt politicians will be in jail.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:22am
Looters are complaining. Looters are afraid more of their wrong doings will become public if IK stays in power (InshaAllah)
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Dec 04, 2018 10:25am
Why opposition worried about early election?? They know they will lose what they gained in next election.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:26am
IK has time again repeated in the interview that loan increase of Rs 24000 Billion track will be investigated and those misused will be prosecuted and misappropriated amount recovered.What is disappointing.We feel real accountability is in action against the powerful.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:39am
Seems like Ms Aurangzeb has a personal grudge against Mr Khan. PMLN should just let the IK government complete its tenure and save the flak until after 5 years have elapsed.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:46am
The PM interview indicates how much mess has been created in past by PMLN and PPP.
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Dec 04, 2018 10:54am
lioness is back
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Dec 04, 2018 11:00am
Imran has put fear in the minds of opposition.They really don't know what to do.
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Dec 04, 2018 11:02am
Great honest interview by PM. NS never ever came near journalists and media personnel in such an interaction.
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Dec 04, 2018 11:02am
She will not talk about looti dolat
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Dec 04, 2018 11:13am
That face would stop a clock ticking.
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Dec 04, 2018 11:14am
This lady needs spanking!
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Dec 04, 2018 11:15am
@Sameer, maybe 10 or 15
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Dec 04, 2018 11:49am
So sad to see PMLN resorting to the same tactics as PTI did on their government. Criticizing one is not easy as it should be supported with proper reason and an alternate solution as well. Right now, all they are doing is whine and complain against PTI.
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Dec 04, 2018 11:52am
Fraudsters are determined to get back in power regardless of cost to Pakistan
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Dec 04, 2018 12:06pm
Politics of India and Pakistan is almost same.
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Dec 04, 2018 12:19pm
Cries and lies. Ppp and pmln know nothing else. Shame
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Dec 04, 2018 12:30pm
Maryam Aurangzeb said "PMIK Should resign with immediate effect" and we don't know the reason for this demand from N-League & 3P but we all know the back ground of this demand !
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Dec 04, 2018 12:51pm
They shouldn’t and have no right to criticise PMIK.
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Dec 04, 2018 12:58pm
such a looser
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Dec 04, 2018 02:07pm
Imran Khan did what Nawaz Sharif and Zardari could never do: look into the eyes of reporters infant of the camera and ask delicate questions. Imran Khan can do this because he has not stolen a single rupee.
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Dec 04, 2018 02:28pm
They are scared as rightly pointed out by the PM.
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Dec 04, 2018 03:33pm
WRONG, After long time Pakistan has a great PM who knows through TV whats going in the country.
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Dec 04, 2018 03:48pm
PMLN leadership has lost the right and credibility to criticise the government on the economy as they have left the country in the worst possible economic mess. The current government is till now just fire fighting due to the situation created by the previous govt.
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Dec 04, 2018 04:23pm
It is very obvious criticism to hide their own in-competencies and hiding their own corruption, but on the other hands PTI Government should also stop highlighting the activities like demolishing walls of Governor house.
it is hard to understand that what purpose such demolitions are going to serve. Will it not be the waste of money and throwing tax payers money is some useless activities
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Dec 04, 2018 05:10pm
Opposition should learn from current president. IK at least gives a gesture that he is accountable, not like the royal attitude of "King NS or Zardari".
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Dec 05, 2018 10:09am
Forget his interview lady your man's rule is pathetic, disappointing & left us with 7 billion debt...
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Dec 05, 2018 02:56pm
As expected ! Obviously PML(N) & PPP will never appreciate what Imran Khan is doing . Both these parties know that IK will expose their corruptions they were doing during their tenures and it will become difficult for them to hide their wrong doing and corruption they have been doing for so many year. PML & PPP kept on borrowing huge amount of money from IMF and transferred it in their own accounts through money laundering . Pakistan's economy suffered badly due to their corruption while their own account kept growing exponentially .
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