Islamabad: Former chairman senate Mian Raza Rabbani has said the threat given to Parliament by the Finance Minister(FM) , to pass legislation or face new taxes is condemned.

Parliament cannot be dictated to, it cannot be held hostage because legislation has been approved by the IMF.

The remarks of the Finance Minister amount to contempt of Parliament. The Chairman, Senate should take note.

His further remarks, on non-fixation of minimum wage, is strange logic.

If nonpayment by the capitalist class, of the minimum wage is the excuse of not fixing it, then on the same logic a number of taxes should not be levied because a number of people don't pay the.

This Government is hostage and has bartered Pakistan's economic sovereignty at the hands of the IMF.

It is also protecting the interests of the comprador capitalists.