“Come back and see where I put you,” he said in reference to exiled former prime minister and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, at whom he largely directed his ire. “I will not let that happen,” said Khan, who also made fun of PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, whom he called a “Naani” (grandmother). Railways minister Shaikh Rasheed, seen to be close to the military, told a press conference, “Now it is a free for all. In response, minister Fawad Chaudhry said it was strange that the PDM was holding a rally in Karachi on the anniversary of the attack on Benazir Bhutto. Apart from personal attacks, there has been a rise in questions about the role of the army in the political affairs of the country.

Source: Hindustan Times October 18, 2020 13:42 UTC