ISLAMABAD: Interim Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi on Thursday said the “cheap talk” was a reference to the tall claims made by various parties in their election manifestos, especially the Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) pledge to provide 300 free electricity units if it comes to power . is not the solution to Pakistan’s woes.
Addressing a seminar on the 2024 general elections in Islamabad, the caretaker minister said there was a need to discuss critical issues facing the country and called for curbs on the spread of fake news.
“It is very easy to say that I will provide up to 300 units of electricity for free. I will make education up to university free. One says they will double salaries and the other says they will triple them,” he said, referring to political parties’ election promises.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on January 4 that the PPP intends to set up power parks in every district headquarters and provide free electricity to up to 300 units.
He also promised free and quality education to the people if his party comes to power after the February 8 general elections. Workers’ wages would increase by 200%, he said.
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Speaking today, Solangi said politics should not be done by playing with the country’s future. The nation’s real problems were health and education, he said.
“We meet most of our needs through foreign debt. Political parties should issue a manifesto on how to get out of this quagmire. All conflicts stemmed from economic difficulties,” he said, adding that strengthening the economy is the must of the day. .
The information minister said that the caretaker government stood by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the government’s job was to facilitate the state institution.
Irrespective of any doubts about the delay in the polls, he reaffirmed that the top electoral body will hold the general election on February 8.
