Bilawal Bhutto, FM Qureshi indulge in war of words during NA session

 PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday traded barbs all through a consultation on the finances. 

As the consultation started out, the PPP chairperson lashed out at the NA speaker and the government for "rigging" the system to approve the budget.

After seriously criticising the authorities over the provisions of finances 2021-22 and condemning the legislative procedure conducted on Tuesday, the PPP chairperson left the House after his speech.

"He spoke loads approximately [parliamentariy] techniques; I could also like to speak on tactics a piece," said a passionate FM Qureshi after Bilawal and previous prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had spoken.

"Where did he cross after making his speech?

I would like to ask Bilawal Bhutto to go back to his seat; come lower back to the field and pay attention to us now, the foreign minister stated.

The Opposition benches within the National Assembly broke into big applause while the PPP chairperson, with some other lawmaker by his side, back to his seat.

The foreign minister spoke briefly however after mammoth grievance from the Opposition benches, asked the speaker to let a JUI-F MNA communicate rather, and sat down.

Later, a conflict of words erupted between the 2 leaders while Bhutto took a dig on the foreign minister.

I would like to request the high minister to reserve the ISI to tape Shah Mahmood Qureshi's phonetaunted Bhutto. "When he was once our overseas minister, he ran a marketing campaign around the arena to make him the top minister, in place of Yousaf Raza Gillani,he introduced.

That is why we sacked him from the publish of overseas minister, added the PPP chief.

The foreign minister responded to the PPP leader's accusations, telling him that he additionally knew Bhutto "for the reason that he was a bit kid".

He hit returned at the PPP chairperson by way of referring to him as a "kid".

I recognise you since you were a child and I additionally knew your parents as well, he delivered.

'PM won't have the ability to talk here if leader of the Opposition isn't allowed to'

Speaking after Bhutto concluded his speech, former high minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said he supported the entirety said by way of the PPP chairperson.

Abbasi, like Bhutto, became his weapons on Speaker Asad Qaiser, criticising him for now not honouring agreements with Opposition individuals.

"We sit with you and reach agreements over and over but no interest is paid in the direction of them," he complained.

The PML-N chief said that as in line with the guidelines of the House, whenever a vote is solid or recorded, it ought to be recounted as properly.

Speaking about incarcerated MNAs Khursheed Shah and Ali Wazir Khan, Abbasi said they also had the proper to sit down in parliamentary complaints.

"Khursheed Shah is one of the oldest participants of this House," he said. "Didn't you see Khursheed Shah's chair vacant for the beyond two years?" he brought.

The former high minister advised the speaker that the National Assembly "runs according to the guidelines, not your needs".

As the PML-N chief spoke, members of the treasury benches began shouting slogans and jeering him. Abbasi stated PM Imran Khan will not be allowed to speak if the treasury benches prevented the chief of the Opposition from speakme as properly.

If the chief of Opposition can not talk here, the leader of the House will no longer be capable of  as properly,he introduced.