Rawalpindi:
On the first Foundation Day Convention of Awam Pakistan Party (app) in Rawalpindi, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi issued a scare criticism of the current political and economic situation in the country on Friday.
The app manager approached party workers and supporters and called Pakistan’s legal system “a tool for political technique” and warned that growing inequality and poor governance pushed the country against instability.
Abbasi questioned the recent conviction of opposition leaders. “If the opposition leader were to be sentenced to 30 years, this trial would be shown live on television,” he said. “Justice should not only be done – it should be seen to be done,” he said.
“Who will invest in a country where the opposition leader is sentenced as a criminal without a transparent process?” He asked. He added that the concept of fair justice was completely eroded in Pakistan. “The system of justice and justice is completed.”
The former prime minister accused the government of using state machines for personal and political gain. The government is used to make money, not to earn the people, ”he accused.
When he turned attention to the economy, Abbasi said that a government that has not come through people’s true mandate cannot lead the country towards development. He quoted the example of sugar export policy as evidence of elite recording and collection.
“There was a shortage, yet 15% of our sugar was allowed to be exported,” he said. “Pakistan produces almost 6 million tons of sugar, but sugar factory owners – who are also in parliament – are sold to middlemen, and then sugar prices for ordinary citizens rise.”
Abbasi questioned whether the government had provided any improvement in education, healthcare or governance over the past eight months.
