PPP ‘white paper’ points out 25 major scandals of PML-N

Elected members of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have issued a white paper on "administrative failures" of the federal and Punjab governments during 2016, listing 25 major scandals of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N).

The white paper was issued by PPP-backed legislator MPA Faiza Malik on Friday. The white paper said that the central government and the Punjab government had deprived the regulatory bodies of their autonomy to allow corruption. It said that the Quetta inquiry commission report had also revealed the failure of the incumbent government regarding implementation on the National Action Plan (NAP). "Deficit of the Pakistan International Airline, Pakistan Railways and the Pakistan Steel Mills spiked up to Rs 705 billion," the white paper said, adding that the government had failed to address reservations of opposition and nationalist parties on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), while the dismal national rating of 146 out of 188 in Human Development Index was another indication of poor performance of the government.

The white paper revealed that the PML-N government has borrowed more than Rs 25,000 million so far. It said that each Pakistani was under the debt of Rs 115,911 while the total national debt had jumped up to 26 trillion rupees.

Quoting the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), the white paper stated that more than 500 industrial units were forced to shut down due to power crisis leaving two million people unemployed. "The State Bank has recorded 3.9% increase in the inflation rate last year while 10 percent increase in LPG prices is adversely affecting the lives of poor citizens."

The white paper also exposed performance of the Punjab government in education sector, saying Pakistan had been ranked 123rd in Standard of Education Index during the regime of current rulers. "Around 300,000 children are out of school in Lahore alone while the female illiteracy rate is 36.6% in urban areas and 69.4% in rural areas." Commenting on dismal governance statistics, MPA Faiza Malik said that the PML-N had badly failed to deliver on its electioneering promises. She added that the country needs a transparent accountability system for eradication of corruption.

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