Two members of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari clashed with Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi and KP Finance and Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra respectively on Twitter.
Bilawal had traded barbs with the foreign minister during the budget session and asked the premier to request Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to tap his phone calls.
After countering his demand in the session, the unresolved dispute continued on Twitter as Shah Mahmood Qureshi answered Bilawal.
Let Pakistan remember that today, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of National Assembly Human Rights Committee and preacher of democratic norms and traditions, openly called for phone tapping of an elected parliamentarian. So much for fundamental rights, rule of law & democracy!
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) June 30, 2021
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Responding to Qureshi, Bilawal poked fun at Qureshi saying, “The Foreign Minister of Pakistan does not have a sense of humor”.
Let the record be clear that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan does not have a sense of humor. https://t.co/YkWinIzZaZ
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) June 30, 2021
On the other hand, Sindh Government Spokesman Murtaza Wahab shared some figures from the Sindh revenue board that showed that the province collected tax of Rs 128 Billion against Rs 106 Billion from last year which is an increase of 21%.
Wahab credited the Sindh government and added that this increase has happened due to the non-implementation of new tax or levy.
#Sindh Revenue Board for the financial year ended on 30th June, 2021 has collected Rs 128 Billion against Rs 106 Billion collected last year which is an increase of 21%. This increase has happened despite the fact that no new tax or levy was imposed by #SindhGovt.
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) July 1, 2021
Agreeing with Murtaza Wahab, eldest child of PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari commented that this is how successful government operates.
She claimed that Sindh is the only province that diverts all collections towards the federal government.
This is how you run successful gov #PPP. #Sindh only province to not just collect but exceed targets (rest fall short on their own predicted estimates). All collections go to federal – even more disgusting that despite contributing most, Sindh consistently denied rightful share. https://t.co/zAWfSm03P4
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) July 1, 2021
Surprised to read Bakhtawar’s comment, KP Finance and Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra corrected her.
Wow!
Ms. @BakhtawarBZ does not know that Sindh Revenue Board collections do not go to federal, but stay in Sindh.
Of course she also does not know that the KP Revenue Authority both exceeded its target, as well as exceeding the growth rate achieved by Sindh. https://t.co/TG7Nt523VO— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) July 1, 2021