Govt remembered parliament after 3 months, laments Abbasi

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PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has criticised the government for not consulting the parliament on developing a strategy to cope with the health crisis.

PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addresses the NA — DawnNewsTV
PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addresses the NA — DawnNewsTV

"They remembered parliament after three months [...] the prime minister gave 12 speeches, could he not have consulted political leaders?" he inquired.

"In situations like these, two policies are developed first: a testing protocol and treatment protocol," said Abbasi.

"What is the testing protocol here? If I go to a hospital, I can get tested. Nowhere in the world is this allowed."

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