12 Crore Pakistanis Cannot Afford Two Meals A Day, Yet Rulers Indulge In Luxury: Is This Justice? Muhammad Zubair Umar

(@) Where is the Punjab Air that was promised when the aircraft was purchased, and where did it go? A senior provincial minister arrogantly admitted the aircraft had been bought, while former governor Muhammad Zubair says officials now acknowledge that a tour cost Rs30 million. ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Sep, 2026) Economic spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Aain Pakistan, Muhammad Zubair Umar, said that 120 million people in Pakistan cannot afford two meals a day, yet the rulers continue to indulge in luxury. Is this justice? Where is the statement in which it was said that the aircraft had been purchased for Punjab Air, and where is Punjab Air? A senior provincial minister arrogantly said, 'Yes, the aircraft was purchased.' It is now being said, 'Yes, the tour took place and Rs30 million was spent.' Speaking at a news conference, he said they would stay in the best and most expensive hotels. Is this justice? This is a country where 25 million children are out of school. Why? Because there is no money. It is the responsibility of the state, which it is failing to fulfil. This is also a country where 40 percent of children suffer from stunting. Yet the luxuries enjoyed by our rulers show no sign of ending, and they continue to be accompanied by lie after lie. Where is that statement? You will all remember it, and this footage should be played repeatedly while questions are asked: when Uzma Bukhari said in February that the aircraft had been purchased for 'Punjab Air,' where did Punjab Air go? Even after seven months, there is no sign of Punjab Air's name in the documents. Then, standing in the Punjab Assembly, the senior provincial minister arrogantly said, 'Yes, the aircraft was purchased,' exactly as it is now being stated, 'Yes, the tour took place and Rs30 million was spent.' Even though 120 million people in Pakistan cannot afford two meals a day, their rulers will continue to indulge in such luxury. Is this justice? Look at any indicator of basic health and education: we are either at the lowest level in the world or counted among the worst countries. Is this justice? Look at the luxuries enjoyed by the prime minister, the chief minister and our other ministers. They repeatedly say that this is a poor country, but look at their lifestyles. They have just announced austerity, and they are already saying that the people will have to make sacrifices again. Four and a half years ago, when these rulers came to power, they said sacrifices would be necessary. They more than doubled electricity tariffs, in fact increasing them threefold. They raised petrol prices three or four times over. You made everything more expensive. The people endured this, thinking that they could bear it for a short time and that conditions would improve for them after a year or a year and a half. Where are those improvements? After four and a half years, our circumstances are even worse than before. Today, poverty in Pakistan has increased significantly compared with four and a half years ago. Unemployment has never been this high in Pakistan's history. Over the past four to four and a half years, inflation has reached such a level that an item that used to cost Rs18,000 now requires Rs60,000 to purchase. Look at the petrol situation. When we discuss petrol here, reference is made to the international oil crisis. Tell me: I tweeted about this today as well—petrol in Pakistan is 55 percent more expensive than in Bangladesh. Why is that? How does its economy bear this, and how do its rulers ensure that the burden of prices does not reach the people?