HYDERABAD, Nov 20: The Communist Party of Pakistan has said that the federal government, which was in the offing, could be called a civilian government but it could not be equated with a democratic government.

Imdad Qazi, a member of the secretariat, CPP, said this in a press statement on the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the central committee of the party on Tuesday.

He said that unemployment was likely to increase further and the prices of essential goods would also increase making it extremely difficult for the working people to survive.

He said that it had discussed the current political situation in the country in detail and it came to the conclusion that the sovereign power had been handed over to the army through the presidential system.

He said that in order to rig the election, the administration had been changed in every district and a hung parliament had been elected to create confrontation between various groups for the post of prime minister.

Mr Imdad said that the CPP believed that none of the ruling coalition parties would be in a position to resolve the problems of the masses.

He said that the centre would become more powerful and the exploitation of the oppressed nations would increase.

He said unless the progressive forces united on one platform, the situation will remain unchanged.