Opposition knocked down due to undemocratic tactics: Faraz

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Thursday said that the opposition parties were knocked down in 2020 due to their undemocratic tactics.
In a series of tweets on Thursday, Faraz said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance, which was formed to dislodge the government, has become ineffective due to their vested interests, thinking and narrative. “If they had moral courage, the PDM would have been dissolved after the Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) decision to contest the Senate elections,” he said.
The information minister also said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has set a right direction for economic progress of the country by taking bold decisions. “A new phase of decisive struggle will begin this month [January] under the leadership of PM Imran to resolve the problems of people,” he added.
The minister said that the focus of the government’s decisions and policies is the people of the country. “2020 was a difficult year at global level, as the coronavirus pandemic shook the health systems and economies across the world. But Pakistan, under the leadership of the prime minister, handled the challenge smoothly, giving importance to both health and economy. The smart lockdown policy of Pakistan was widely appreciated at international level,” he concluded.