LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) parliamentarians see it “difficult to continue with the (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government” when “a common man in the country is suffering”.

“How can public representatives face the people? It is becoming difficult to continue with the government for these reasons,” they said during a PML-Q parliamentary party meeting on Sunday.

The PML-Q parliamentarians expressed concern over rising unemployment and inflation in the country with rupee devaluation against the dollar, rising prices of petrol, electricity and gas and deteriorating law and order situation.

“The government seems to have failed to address the problems of the people. The government is sprinkling salt on the wounds of the common man by making non-issues into issues,” the PML-Q parliamentarians said while criticizing the government.

The meeting, chaired by PML-Q Punjab President and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, also prayed for a speedy recovery of the ailing party president, Chaudhry Shujat Hussain.

The meeting also unanimously decided to give Elahi all the “authority” to take party decisions.

Federal ministers Tariq Bashir Cheema, Moonis Elahi, Senator Kamil Ali Agha, members of the National Assembly Salik Hussain, Hussain Elahi, Farrukh Khan, provincial ministers Hafiz Ammar Yasir, Bao Rizwan, members of the Punjab Assembly Sajid Ahmad Khan Bhatti, Abdullah Yousuf Warraich, Dr Muhammad Afzal, Ehsanul Haq Chaudhry, Shujahat Nawaz Ajnala, Khadija Omar, member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mufti Obaid-ur-Rehman and Muslim League leader Shafay Hussain were also present in the meeting.

The PML-Q, one of the allies of the PTI government, had been unhappy with the Chief Minister Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government and claimed that the party leadership was not being consulted before making key decisions.