In an interview with the BBC, the PPP boss said that the Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led federal government, rather than working alongside its provincial counterparts, is attempting to “sabotage the good work done by Sindh”.
He added that the Centre could not remain negligent towards its duty towards the provinces in light of its own interpretation of the constitutional 18th Amendment.
During a crisis, Bhutto Zardari noted, it is the national leadership’s responsibility to take ownership of matters.
He opined that it is the federal government that should formulate the policy to be implemented on a country-wide level, but there is a lapse in leadership this time.
“When the Centre wants to steal hospitals [from] under the government of Sindh, then no one sees the 18th Amendment. But, when there is a global outbreak of a disease and the country is in a ‘state of war’, then they bring up the 18th Amendment, which is extremely unfair,” he underlined.
The PPP chair said that at such a time, the entire country needed to unite and termed Prime Minister Khan’s statements as quite irresponsible.
“The sliver of doubt in the policy of [Prime Minister Imran] Khan gives an impression that the state of Pakistan is not free. Governments across the world are abolishing popular decisions and implementing measures that can benefit their public and secure their health,” Bhutto Zardari said.
While referring to the premier’s telethon for the Corona Relief Fund, Bhutto Zardari said that even though the donations were for a worthy cause, the premier needed to comprehend that donations are not a solution to everything.
He lamented that no matter which global organisation lauded the work of the Sindh government, the federal government always had some kind of criticism in store.
Bhutto Zardari also said that the Senate chairperson and National Assembly speaker should decide whether a virtual or in-person session of the National Assembly could be summoned to discuss pertinent national issues and relevant legislation.
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