Former president and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday lashed out at former prime minister Imran Khan for “attacking the state institutions” after being ousted from the government through a no-confidence vote. In a statement, Zardari condemned the speeches made by Imran and termed them a “vicious attempt” to avoid accountability. The PPP co-chair said Imran was afraid of the “corruption cases and foreign funding cases” against him, hence he had resorted to making the institutions “controversial to avoid punishment”. Read Never wanted to appoint DG ISI as army chief: ImranZardari said Pakistan regressed during the four-year rule of PTI, adding that the rhetoric being used by Imran “threatened” national security. He added Imran was conspiring to divide the military, adding that the former premier also wanted to trample the Constitution through his actions.

Source: The Express Tribune May 09, 2022 19:18 UTC