{"id":28914,"date":"2026-09-02T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=28914"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:17:18","slug":"raja-pervaiz-ashraf-backs-medical-rights-for-pti-chief-differs-with-government-on-solar-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=28914","title":{"rendered":"Raja Pervaiz Ashraf backs medical rights for PTI chief, differs with government on solar policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan Peoples Party leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said the government is providing medical facilities to the PTI chief, stressing that the former prime minister, like every other prisoner, has a fundamental right to healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking to the media in Mandi Bahauddin, Ashraf said access to medical treatment was a basic right and should be available to the former prime minister in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the political situation, he said the country\u2019s political system had faced serious uncertainty when one party dissolved the assemblies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the PPP had joined hands with other political forces for the stability of Pakistan and that cooperation with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was aimed at helping the country overcome its difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe agenda of the PPP and the PML-N is to get Pakistan out of difficulties,\u201d Ashraf said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to questions about a possible new political or administrative system and the creation of new provinces, the PPP leader said any such proposal would first have to come before parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said parliament was the appropriate forum for considering and deciding such matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashraf also referred to the Iran-US situation, saying it had triggered a wave of inflation across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Pakistan\u2019s image internationally had also changed and that a \u201cnew face of Pakistan\u201d had emerged before the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turning to the energy sector, the former prime minister said the fundamental electricity problem was the gap between demand and supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashraf expressed disagreement with the government\u2019s solar policy and argued that greater solarisation offered the best solution to the country\u2019s energy crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said solar energy should be made cheaper and brought within the reach of ordinary people so that more households could benefit from alternative power generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Peoples Party leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said the government is providing medical facilities to the PTI chief, stressing that the former prime minister, like every other prisoner, has a fundamental right to healthcare. 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