HYDERABAD: Khuhro says government has failed on all fronts
Bureau Report
HYDERABAD, April 23: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has claimed that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Pakistan Oppressed Nations’ Movement and other democratic forces of the country are of the unanimous opinion that the rulers have hoodwinked the nation over the years.
He said they had given nothing to the people of Pakistan, except for disharmony among the provinces, hunger, poverty, unemployment, suicides and lawlessness.
He was speaking at a symposium on “The Future of Democracy in Pakistan: and Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto” at the Hyderabad Press Club. The local chapter of the PPP had organised the event.
Mr Khuhro, who is a senior leader of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, said Benazir Bhutto was a symbol of democracy and unity of the country.
He said the lawmakers who had changed their loyalty had no public following. He said the PPP defectors joining the Pakistan Muslim League were fighting among themselves.
Mr Khuhro said the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which had been talking about implementation of the 1940 resolution, was sitting on the treasury benches.
He accused the rulers of demolishing Sindhis’ villages and added that former employees of the Sindh Road Transport Corporation had observed hunger strikes for 1,000 days, but the government had failed in providing them justice.
It was an irony that citizens of Pakistan could not take part in politics and elections, he regretted and he said that without Ms Bhutto, democracy in Pakistan would remain an elusive dream.
The opposition leader said the situation had reached at a point where even the United States was talking about holding transparent elections in Pakistan.
He said it was highly regrettable that after 60 years of the independence, democracy remained a question mark in Pakistan.
He, however, said the country could not function without active participation of the people.
It had become a norm of life in Pakistan that elected governments were toppled by usurpers every 10 years.
