Fawad Chaudhry says that whenever a government tries to bring back "money stashed abroad", the opposition starts coming together.
BEIJING: Reacting to the joint press conference of PML-N chairman Shahbaz Sharif and PPP president Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday claimed that the opposition's recent humiliating defeat in the Senate brought them together. Is.
Amid uproar from the opposition, the Senate last month passed the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021, where they have a majority.
"The humiliating defeat he suffered in the Senate has resulted in today's meeting and he will face a similar defeat in the future," Chowdhury said at a news conference from Beijing, PML- To oust the government immediately after the N and PPP decided to exercise "all options".
The information minister said that over time the "desperation of the Pakistan slow movement" is increasing, and they have started losing patience.
"They believe that they may face defeat in the next election. Hence, they have decided to join hands and contest," Choudhary assured the opposition.
The Information Minister said that whenever a government wants to bring money stashed abroad or tries to stop the crimes committed by it, the opposition starts coming together.
"We have repeatedly reiterated that this is a gang of criminals."
Chowdhury said Prime Minister Imran Khan is the country's most popular leader and the ruling party does not care about the opposition parties coming together to topple his government. "It never bothered us in the past, nor will it bother us in the future."
The information minister said the prime minister is currently working on Pakistan's foreign policy - as he is in Beijing on a four-day visit. He said, "He had dreamed of a Naya Pakistan which will come true" as the government is working on all fronts for the progress of the country.
PPP, PML-N reach consensus on using 'all options' to oust govt
Hours before pressure from the Information Minister, the PPP and the PML-N agreed to use all legal and political options at their disposal to sack the current PTI-led government.
"If we want to save this country from destruction, we have to get rid of this government," said Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and president of the PML-N.
Shahbaz was addressing a press conference along with PPP President Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and other opposition leaders.
The press conference took place after former President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal attended a luncheon at the opposition leader's residence in the National Assembly.
"If we don't shake hands and don't come on the same page, the nation will not forgive us. We talked deeply about the option of a no-confidence motion [against PM Imran Khan]."
For his part, Bilawal said he had discussed his party's strategy against the government with Shahbaz and other PML-N leaders in today's meeting.
"We discussed matters in detail. We came to the conclusion that a decision [with regard to removing the government] is very important, given the burden of rising inflation on the public."