Musharraf should return if he's brave, Zardari hits back
Musharraf remembered his earlier allegations once we approached the courts, remarked Asif Ali Zardari
September 22, 2017
KAMALIA: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, responding to allegations levelled by former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, said Musharraf should return to Pakistan if he is brave.
"He [Musharraf] should appear in front of the court," Zardari remarked while speaking to the media in Kamalia, a city in district Toba Tek Singh.
Continuing his criticism of the former president, Zardari questioned why clips of Musharraf in discos were being circulated if he had gone to seek treatment for his backache.
Zardari, reacting to allegations pertaining to Murtuza Bhutto’s murder, stated that Benazir had said that one Bhutto has been attacked and another is being targeted.
"Politics of the past was based on levelling allegations against political opponents," Zardari added.
Speaking over the issue, PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira remarked that “we condemn and criticise false allegations levelled by Pervez Musharraf.”
Kaira further added, “Musharraf remembered his earlier allegations once we approached the courts.”
Referring to the party’s recent defeat in the NA-120 by-polls, the PPP leader said it is an alarming situation for the party.
“Bilawal is with the people and he routinely holds public gatherings and rallies,” said Qaira while responding to a question.
Zardari criticises Nawaz, Imran
Zardari, during the press conference also criticised his political opponents; former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan.
He remarked: "Nawaz does not know the art of governance. Nothing is achieved by building roads."
Speaking about Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who is being probed by National Accountability Bureau, he said that Dar has fled and left the country injured.
Over the development in PTI-governed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zardari said that "we can't see any progress in the province."
On Thursday, Musharraf had alleged that Asif Ali Zardari was behind the murder of his wife and former premier Benazir Bhutto and her brother Murtaza Bhutto.
In a video message, Musharraf, the former army chief, said he was sending out this message as Zardari had personally called him out by blaming him for Benazir's murder.
Giving his ‘reply’, Musharraf said he is especially addressing [Benazir and Zardari's children] Bilawal, Aseefa and Bakhtawar, as well as the Bhutto family and all Sindhis and Pakistanis who have been following "this murderer of Benazir".
"I believe that the reason for the Bhutto family’s demise and the responsible person for Benazir and Murtaza’s murder is Zardari. In any murder, it should be noted who benefits and who loses. I lost a lot from Benazir’s assassination while Zardari benefitted," he said.
