CHARSADDA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday flayed the last government led by prime minister Imran Khan over ‘bad governance and wrong economic policies’, which he said pushed the country to the verge of bankruptcy.

He also accused the Imran government of following a foreign agenda.

“Our [Pakistan Democratic Movement] government is making efforts to steer the country out of economic crisis and put it on the path of development and prosperity. These efforts will take time to bear fruit,” the JUI-F leader told reporters after attending a ceremony held here to offer Fateha for former accountant general of Pakistan Iftikhar Ahmed Khan, who is the uncle of party leader Mohammad Ahmad Khan, here.

Mr Fazl, who is also the head of the PDM, said four months were not enough for the current government to address all crises.

He said all PDM members had unanimously decided that the government would complete it term and general elections would be held on time.

The JUI-F leader said the PDM parties would contest the forthcoming by-elections together.

He alleged that the Imran government had rolled back the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project and was active to break the country.

Mr Fazl said the current government was trying to clear the mess created by its incompetent predecessor (PTI).

“Imran Khan is blackmailing national institutions. On one hand, he welcomes the results of by-polls in Punjab but on the other, his party is getting resolutions passed against the Election Commission of Pakistan in the Punjab and KP assembles,” he said.

The JUI-F leader also accused the former premier of trying influence the ECP’s coming decision in the PTI foreign funding case.

Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2022