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PPP, PTI striving to form united opposition bloc against PML-N

Islamabad - An alliance of opposition leaders against the ruling party would be finalised soon, says PPP leader.

The Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf are in talks over forming a united opposition bloc to challenge the ruling PML-N.
"The parties have the same agenda and are facing the same issues," Khurshid Shah, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, told media at a Press conference at the residence of PPP leader Syed Zahir Ali Shah in Peshawar on Thursday. "An alliance of opposition leaders against the ruling party would be finalised soon."
The senior PPP leader said that he had met PTI's Shah Mahmood Qureshi to devise a future course of action to force the government into adopting "people-friendly policies".
Despite the fact the PPP has lost popularity in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Shah claimed the party still had a strong vote bank and could regain its lost glory.
About the announcement of a Rs40 billion mini-budget, he criticised the government for imposing further taxes. "The new back-breaking taxes will have a negative impact on the economy of the country," he believed.
The PPP leader claimed to have opposed the taxes in the National Assembly, adding the party had submitted an adjournment motion as well.
"The national budget is a sacred document submitted once a year," he said. "But the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government has a habit of presenting mini-budgets throughout the year."
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Talking about the ongoing Karachi operation, Shah said the port city was yet to be cleansed of terrorists but criminal activities had plummeted in the past two years.
Earlier, the opposition leader handed over relief goods for earthquake-affected people to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government. He claimed to have visited several affected areas last week and found the people still in need of support. - news@khaleejtimes.com

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