Islamabad: Caretaker Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi has said that peaceful protest on any issue is the right of the people, but no one is allowed to attack violently and target government personnel.
In his message, the Information and Broadcasting Minister in charge of the ongoing protests against the heavy electricity bills in different parts of the country said that I said yesterday and I am still saying today that electricity will not be cheap by just protesting, burning bills and not paying bills. ‘.
He said that if the electricity bills are not paid, it will be dark for most of the people, these problems will be solved only with understanding, understanding and better government measures.
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Earlier, while speaking in the program of the private TV channel of the caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi, he said that some proposals were considered in the cabinet meeting today, some of which have been decided upon, some decisions are to be implemented by the IMF. Must be trusted.
Peaceful protest is a right of the people, but violent attacks and attacks on government personnel are not included in this right.
I said yesterday and I still say today that only by protesting, burning bills and not paying bills, not only will electricity not be cheap, but it will be dark for many people. Understanding, understanding and better governance…— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) August 29, 2023
He said that caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar is in touch with the IMF, some decisions will have to be taken after looking at the primary surplus and circular debt, in a few hours he will take the IMF on board and take a decision regarding the electricity bills.
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