Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was deceived earlier and will be deceived again.
Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that making State Bank of Pakistan an autonomous institution is in accordance with fiscal responsibilities.
He recalled that the PML-N and the PPP in their eras also introduced amendments to make the central Bank autonomous. He said that our intent is to free the SBP from political influence.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, however, said the Board of Governors of State Bank of Pakistan will be appointed by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
He said Parliament is sovereign and all the reports of central Bank will come before it for scrutiny. The Foreign Minister regretted the criticism of Leader of Opposition in the Senate against the Chair.
He said the chair acted in accordance with the rule and used his discretion to vote in favour of SBP Amendment bill.
He said that the whole nation is in a dilemma as to what is the matter adding that he (Yousuf Raza Gillani) said to senator Dilawar to appear in Senate for votting on the SBP bill but he (Gillani) himself not atteded the session.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi asked that did he (Gillani) not elect from buying the vote? While he predicted that the PPP will deceive the PML-N in future again.
Qureshi said that resignation of the opposition leader Yousuf Raza Gillani was a lie and Gillani will withdraw from his decision.
Qureshi also questioned the Opposition leader in Senate is he not facing trials in the Election Commission of Pakistan? he said that today as well the petition of the opposition leader is under hearing in the ECP.
