Fawad calls on politicians to 'reduce bitterness'

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday that politicians needed to "reduce the bitterness" as the new year begins.

The minister stated that the "incumbent government and opposition should discuss elections, economy, political and judicial reforms".

He further added that Pakistan was a great country and politicians “need to realise their responsibilities” as ruckus in parliament degrade politicians in the eyes of the common people.

The minister’s tweet comes two days after Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin introduced the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 or the “mini-budget” in the National Assembly amid vociferous protest by the opposition lawmakers.

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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill 2021 was also presented in the House, which was referred to the relevant standing committee for vetting.

As the proceedings started, despite the absence of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, opposition members tore copies of the agenda and surrounded the speaker’s dais. They vehemently protested while Tarin was reading the items listed on the agenda.

 An intense protest against the bills escalated into fisticuffs between opposition lawmaker Shagufta Jamani and PTI MNA Ghazala Saifi.