Daily Times

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah has said that the federal government cannot impose their local government system on all provinces, reported by a private TV channel.

” It’s a provincial matter and let provinces independently deal with this matter”, said Shah.

Talking to media persons in Islamabad on Monday, he said the federal government cannot bring civil reforms to the entire country but only to provinces under their control.

”The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government has a majority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, and they cannot impose this system on other provinces”, said PPP leader.

He added that looking at the federal budget it seems as if Imran Khan came into power to tax the poor.

Referring to recently imposed taxes by the government in the amended budget for the fiscal year, Shah claimed that Pakistan has the lowest ratio of tax-paying citizens. He urged the government to give Parliament the authority to appoint the chairman for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

The PPP leader also said gas and petrol taxes come from the common man’s pockets and claimed the PPP had never raised prices on such basic necessities of life.

Published in Daily Times, September 25^th 2018.