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Begum Nasim Wali Khan, former president of Awami National Party, on Sunday blasted establishment for taking over the democratic system and blamed politicians, institutions and bureaucracy for degradation of national economy.
Talking to Charsada Union of Journalists in Wali Bagh, she said that nation should not attach high hopes with old faces.
Begum Nasim stressing upon the provincial autonomy, said that no one could hope to march on way to progress and prosperity unless complete autonomy was granted to all provinces.
Lamenting over continuity of poor policies, she said, only poor class was being pushed into extreme squalour.
"The future path lies in darkness unless people with impeccable background are elected to assemblies, giving birth to an independent parliament," she said, adding, framing of foreign policy was the responsibility of parliament and not the domain of armed forces.
She opined that no other institute would interfere in parliament if it performed its constitutional obligations in accordance with its mandate.
About US partnership in war on terror, the former ANP stalwart, who caught
many political circles by surprise with her announcement to return to politics, remarked that an independent approach over sovereign policies should be adopted.
Levelling criticism against the secret agencies, she termed them responsible for the whole mayhem.
Referring to her prolonged silence over political horizon, she informed that she was cornered due to certain circumstances over which she preferred silence.
She said when she was deprived of ANP presidentship, she also quit party membership.
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