Federal govt responsible, should apologise for deaths in Karachi: Khursheed Shah
Abid Sher Ali is a "kid" and he can say whatever he wants, says opposition leader
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah on Wednesday has said that the federal government is responsible for the deaths in Karachi due to intense heatwave and thus the leaders should apologise.
He expressed these views while delivering a speech in the NA in the capital today.
Shah said that the government should not cripple Pakistan by “breaking its legs”. The opposition leader lashed out at the government in the session.
While giving a rebuttal, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that Sindh government is responsible for the deaths. He said that the opposition must not give Constitution and federation references to blame the federal government.
Shah said that people are dying of load-shedding in hot weather while the ministers have opened their books and are giving figures. He said that countries are not strengthened by blame games. He turned to Asif and asked him to name the people who are involved in electricity theft. Shah said that the government had told earlier that K-Electric could produce electricity from furnace oil. The government said that the country has a resource of at least 24,000 MW, he added.
The opposition leader said that the people are not getting potable water in Karachi but the ministers are criticizing Sindh government by saying that if there was LNG there would have been no load-shedding. Shah said that Karachi will produce its own electricity if the government cuts the power supply.
He further said that Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali is a “kid” and he can say whatever he wants, they would not take offense.
