Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said the system was not functioning properly and elections conducted under such circumstances would lead to civil war.
“We should forget about conducting elections in such circumstances,” Shahbaz said while addressing a reception hosted in honour of the executive committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS).
Shahbaz said that eight months ago he was quite optimistic about the situation in Pakistan but now he felt that there was no hope for revival in the country.
Stressing the need for a new national agenda, the Punjab chief minister said that energy needs of the country should be given priority to address the electricity crisis which had paralysed all sectors, resulting in closure of several industries and rendering thousands of people jobless.
He criticized the federal government for meting out step-motherly treatment to Punjab, adding that his province was the worst hit by unscheduled power outages. He lamented that although the federal government had promised to share the load equally among the provinces, Punjab was still bearing the brunt with load shedding up to 20 hours being carried out in various parts of the province.
Elections could lead to civil war: Shahbaz
