KARACHI – Former ousted Finance Minister Asad Umar has said that if you are a politician and are sitting in the government then you have to take responsibility on national issues rather blaming Army.
You can never make an excuse that the Army didn’t allow us to do work. “if you feel you don’t have space to work, tender your resignation and go home,” Asad, who is currently overseeing the National Assembly Committee on Finance, was speaking at an event in Karachi titled “Ye Watan Humaara Hai 3: IMF & the Economic Future of Pakistan” on Sunday.
Political Parties & Sitting Govt has to take responsibility without blaming Army for anything … Tender Your resignation and leave if you feel you dont have space to work – @Asad_Umar @ #T2F pic.twitter.com/LgViA1zuUa
— Osman Khan (@Osman303) June 2, 2019
“If you ever heard that Asad Umar or Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the Army did not allow us to do this and that, God is witness never vote us,” Mr Umar expressed alongside other economists Kaiser Bengali and Akbar Zaidi.
While talking to reaching out International Monetary Fund (IMF), the PTI leader acknowledged that striking a deal with the (IMF) was unavoidable. He, however, defended the government’s attempts at procuring a different route for the economy prior to the agreement.
When our government came into power, I had repeatedly said there is no option but to reach out IMF, the 57-year-old politician maintained.
The government last month reached an agreement with the IMF on a $6 billion bailout package for Pakistan, following which it received flak from the opposition who termed it “anti-public”.
The event was moderated by Khurram Hussain, business and economy journalist.
