Central Secretary General of Awam Pakistan Party and former finance minister Miftah Ismail has said that even U.S. President Donald Trump, like many others, prefers speaking to Pakistan's power centres rather than the prime minister because it is widely believed that only the powerful can resolve real issues.
Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday, Miftah stated, "If the PML-N returns to its original narrative of 'respect the vote,' a political alliance with Awam Pakistan Party is possible."
Clarifying recent allegations, Miftah said he does not engage in blame games. Referring to accusations made by Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Senator Anusha Rahman regarding the Nashonuma programme under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), he categorically denied any wrongdoing and demanded a public apology.
"The allegations are false and baseless. If they do not apologise, I will take them to court," he warned.
He offered condolences to the families of victims of the Gwadar incident, recent rains and other tragic accidents.
Criticising governance failures, he said, while people were drowning in floods, the Punjab government's performance drowned with them. "As for Sindh and K-P, no one expects good governance from them anyway."
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