Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says government is taking concrete measures to control inflation and steer the country out of economic crisis.
\nAddressing a function in Karachi today,\u00a0He said that the government attaches top priority to agriculture sector for the socio-economic development of the farmers. He said that all possible measures will be taken for the rehabilitation of the flood affected people in the province.\u00a0
\nBilawal raised concerns about the country\u2019s first-ever digital census, terming it a \u201cflawed\u201d exercise while calling on the federal government to address the PPP\u2019s concerns in this regard.
\nFM Bilawal said that judging from the feedback received so far, the PPP and many citizens from other provinces had reservations about the exercise.
\n\u201cI got to know that a digital census is under way when it was extended. If this is a census where you have to enter your information yourself on the internet and if I as a federal minister did not know, then it means the people must not know [about it] either.\u201d
\nThe PPP chairman said the party wanted a \u201cjust and right\u201d census and not a \u201cflawed\u201d digital census being conducted in a similarly \u201cflawed\u201d manner. He further said Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had apprised the federal government about the PPP\u2019s concerns in this regard.
\n\u201cIf on someone\u2019s instructions, elections in one or two provinces will take place based on a different census, and other provincial polls will be carried out based on a flawed digital census, then this is not acceptable to the PPP.
\n\u201cIf the federal government does not look at the concerns of the chief minister and the Sindh government and doesn\u2019t address them, then Sindh will not support the federal government in this exercise. If they want to go on their own, count their own way and want to impose everything of their own then let them come and do it themselves,\u201d the foreign minister said.
\nHe said that the Sindh government had a mandate and would not allow the people\u2019s rights to be \u201csnatched\u201d.
\nBilawal said the census was also important for ensuring fair distribution of resources between the provinces, adding that any \u201cwrong measures\u201d in this regard would not be tolerated.
\nDuring the address, the foreign minister also called on the federal government to fulfill the promises made to the victims of last year\u2019s catastrophic floods.
\n\u201cThe federal government should prioritise flood affectees. If the Centre or the prime minister made any announcements or promises, then they will have to be fulfilled,\u201d he said, adding that the PPP would raise the issue with the prime minister as well as in the National Assembly and the federal cabinet.
\n\u201cThe promises to flood affectees will need to be fulfilled otherwise it will be very difficult for us to hold our ministries [\u2026]. It is unacceptable that promises made to flood victims are not fulfilled,\u201d the foreign minister said.
\nBilawal said that he hoped his \u201ccomplaint\u201d would be addressed by the federal government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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