The differences between the Sindh government and the federal government of Shehbaz Zardari seem artificial and fabricated so that after being in power for more or less a year, the PPP can be acquitted of all the sins that were committed against the people and democracy during this period and at least Bilawal Bhutto should be removed and made to believe that the province of Sindh has been ruined not by the PPP government but by the non-cooperation of the federal government. The way the 15-year PPP government has torn apart the entire Sindh including Karachi, the political leadership brought in by manipulating the results of the February 8, 2024 general elections late at night has failed to gain the support of the people. The current system has become paralyzed. Good results are not coming out in any sector. More than 30 million Pakistanis have fallen below the poverty line in a year. The situation in Sindh is worse than in Punjab. The law and order situation is appalling. The Chief Minister and ministers cannot travel within Sindh without security. The PPP in Sindh It is seen dividing into groups, Sharjeel Memon and Syed Nasir Hussain Shah are busy lobbying for the Chief Minister of Sindh, Murad Ali Shah is a seasoned politician but he is tired of competing with different lobbies, in such a situation, the PPP’s leaving the issue of differences with the federation is a nefarious political motivation, instead of intensifying efforts for the welfare of the Sindhi people, national prejudice is being fueled once again, after the 18th Constitutional Amendment, no province has a difference with the federation, powers and resources have been transferred to the provinces but still no signs of development are visible from Karachi to Sukkur and from Thatta to Larkana.
After former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the PPP was put in a coffin and when the provincial government faces problems, this coffin is taken out, which is enough to fuel prejudice. On the Sindh government’s efforts to show artificial differences between the Sindh government and the federation, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has said that light music keeps playing in the coalition government because the PPP is benefiting more from the system established after February 8, 2024. The country’s constitutional positions are with the PPP. Ahsan Iqbal says that to combat the economic crisis and the wave of terrorism facing the country, there is a need for unity, not confrontation. At first glance, Ahsan Iqbal is saying on behalf of the PML-N that when there were fun days, they had fun, but now they are stuck in a quagmire, so they want to give up and get out on their own. While holding a press conference with Provincial Minister Nasir Hussain Shah in Karachi, Ahsan Iqbal further said that the Sindh Chief Minister has drawn attention to federal projects. Work on the projects is ongoing, the federal government is contributing to the rehabilitation of flood victims, federally funded projects will not be stopped, Ahsan Iqbal also said that Pakistan has to compete economically with the countries of the region, make the economy export-oriented, promote industry, agriculture, technology, creative industries are our priority, all these may be Ahsan Iqbal’s wishes, but in reality, the government’s attention is not focused on this, the youth are unemployed, big industrialists are downsizing under various pretexts and the government, whether federal or provincial, is indifferent to this crisis.
According to a survey conducted by the international organization Shandish, the number of young people from Pakistan who want to go abroad has increased to more than 90 percent, which is something that the successors of our system who consider this country their fiefdom need to look at. Ahsan Iqbal sat down with Nasir Shah and consoled him that the federal government will release funds in full for development projects in Sindh province and will contribute to Sindh’s efforts to recover from the flood disasters. If the PML-N has a political need, Ahsan Iqbal said that if the situation were different, they would have demanded an accounting of the financial resources given to Sindh. Everyone knows how the Sindh government is spending its financial resources. The proverb “free money, ruthless heart” comes true here. How can one deny the fact that the PPP and the PML-N, along with the MQM-P, are political forces that benefit from the current system, where all the sins that have been committed during their periods will have to be accounted for.