Federal Ministers have slammed the opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for insisting on holding a rally in Peshawar, today, despite the government’s ban due to surging coronavirus cases in the country.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry has said that the opposition wants to slaughter the entire cow for its 2kg meat.
The federal minister in his tweet used the instance of a cow to explain the situation. “The Opposition wants to sacrifice the entire cow for its 2kg meat,” he said, “Fools, if the disease continues to spread and peoples lives are on stake, then for what purpose are you doing politics for?”
اپوزیشن اپنے دو کلوگوشت کیلئے پوری گائے ذبح کرنا چاہتی ہے، نادانوں اگر بیماری پھیلتی ہےاور لوگوں کی زندگیاں داؤ پر لگتی ہیں تو کاہے کی سیاست؟سیاست،اقتدار زندگی کے ساتھ ہیں اگر زندگی چیلنج ہو جائےتو سیاست کیاہونی ہے، اپنی حکمت عملی بدلیں اگرجلسوں کا زیادہ شوق ہے ورچوئل جلسےکرلیں https://t.co/CpegjSq4Zw
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 22, 2020
He said that people’s lives and well-being are interlinked with the power and politics of the state. “Change your strategy; if you really want to hold jalsas then hold virtual ones”, he added in the tweet.
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Other Federal ministers also expressed their disappointment over PDM actions. Federal Minister for Planning and Development, while sharing the rising Coronavirus cases figure, said that these numbers are being shared to send a message to political leaders that the novel virus is threatening lives.
Asad Umar said in his tweet that that coronavirus patients on ventilators in last 15 days rose by 200% in Peshawar, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, and Islamabad 65%.
He also revealed that Multan and Islamabad’s ventilators capacity utilization has reached 70 percent.
Increase in covid patients on ventilators in last 15 days: peshawar 200%, multan 200%, karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, Islamabad 65%. Multan and Isb covid ventilators capacity utilization 70%. For political leaders to send a message that corona is not a threat is threatening lives
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 22, 2020
Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said that spread coronavirus movement of opposition proves how selfish opposition is.
In addition to this, Prime Minister Imran Khan in a tweet thread, both in English and Urdu, revealed that the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators in the last 15 days rose by 200% in Peshawar, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, and Islamabad 65%.
Pakistan’s second COVID 19 spike data is of concern: Increase in Covid patients on ventilators in last 15 days: Peshawar 200%, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, Islamabad 65%. Multan & Isb Covid ventilators capacity utilisation 70%. Across the world there is a second spike
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
Imran Khan expressed his concern while sharing the rising Coronavirus cases figure, said that these numbers are being shared to send a message to political leaders that the novel virus is threatening lives and they should not risk the lives of the people for an NRO, a short term goal. He gave out an explicit message that the opposition will not be granted an NRO at any cost.
Opposition is callously destroying people”s lives & livelihoods in their desperation to get an NRO. Let me make it clear: they can hold a million jalsas but will not get any NRO.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
The criticisms from the government officials continue as PDM prepares to hold a jalsa in Peshawar today, regardless of not getting approval from the KPK government.