PTI says it will ‘resist’ government of technocrats
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will oppose any attempt to form a technocratic government in the country, its senior vice-president Fawad Chaudhry has announced, as journalists close to the organization make candid suggestions for a full initiative. party administration inseparable experts.
His statement prompted calls from sections of the media broadly sympathetic to the military to suspend democracy and replace the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government with a cabinet of experts tasked with stabilizing the collapsing economy. before new elections can be held. transport.
Chaudhry noted that there have been attempts to form an interim government with a limited timetable, with a fixed life of six months to two and a half years, instead of holding general elections.
In a tweet, he said the idea of a technocrat government was a “crazy idea” and added that political instability was worse than economic turmoil. According to him, such schemes were devised at the expense of the nation’s interests and only to prevent former Prime Minister Imran from coming to power. The PTI leader’s comments came after former FBR chairman Shabbar Zaidi said in an interview to a private news channel on Tuesday that talks were underway to form a “transitional government” comprising experts to replace the current PML-N- coalition structure in light of current economic turmoil.
Imran’s latest statement appears to be a “reversal” from his current stance where he claimed that elections would be held in March and April next year and also directed his party to prepare for campaigns across the country. Talking to a delegation of newly elected officials at the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday, the PTI chairman said that for the election to happen, people behind the scenes have to agree and not the government to hold the polls.
“The results will not be good if any kind of political planning is done during the elections,” he warned, adding that the mandate of the then largest party in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was not recognized in 1970. The former prime minister said he was not affiliated with the organization at the time and blasted the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for becoming a “parlor party”.
