SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart and former leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has urged the apex court to take notice of Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar’s reported statement that IMF had got “everything written by [PM’s Adviser on Finance] Shaukat Tarin in lieu of a loan”. He said the “disclosure” meant that Pakistan’s all assets now stood mortgaged against the single loan.

Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Mr Shah pointed out that the horrifying revelation had come from a sitting governor and not from any opposition party.

He said the Supreme Court should summon Mr Tareen and seek detail of the deal with IMF.

The PPP leader said that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was in fact not acquiring loan but putting the country’s all assets at stake.

In reply to a question, Khursheed Shah condemned the Sialkot incident where a Sri Lankan national was subjected to barbarism and lynched by a mob of religious fanatics. He said he was shocked to hear that the mob took law into their own hands and after killing the victim torched his body.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2021