Deepened political ‘crisis’ in Pakistan

Islamabad. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the second largest party in the ruling coalition government, is not happy with the current policies. Sources have said that the PPP is preparing to separate before the general elections to be held in the country in October. The Express Tribune quoted sources as saying that the PPP wanted to capitalize on anti-Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sentiment in Punjab, the most populous province whose electoral victory would decide who would rule the country. Who will do The PPP may announce its exit from the coalition after the passage of the federal budget for 2023-24.

PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has started consultations with party leaders in this regard, The Express Tribune reported. Murad Ali Shah, the PPP-appointed chief minister of Sindh province, said during the provincial assembly session on Wednesday that The federal government has increased allocations for those affected by last year’s floods. But, PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the Sindh government are still not satisfied. Center should provide more funds for the flood affected areas of Sindh.

Whereas, on June 17, while addressing a rally in Swat, Bilawal, the foreign minister in the Shehbaz government, accused his own government of completely ignoring the provinces that bore the brunt of last year’s devastating floods, in the proposed budget.