'Imran Khan sworn in as puppet, escaped accountability': Bakhtawar Bhutto

After enormous criticism over the rejection the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan followed by the dissolution of the National Assembly, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari censured the premier over his "unconstitutional" moves.

President Dr Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan as the PTI government evaded the no-confidence motion against the premier on Sunday.

Taking to Twitter, Bakhtawar, who is the sister of PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan "never cared about democracy," citing his absence in Parliament in most of the sessions.

She likened PM Imran Khan's cabinet to that of former president Pervez Musharraf's and called the premier a "puppet" who "escaped accountability and ruled without mandate.

Bakhtawar, continuing her criticism of the prime minister, said:

"[PM Imran Khan] committed treason and [...] known as the idiot who subverted constitution in the trash bin of history."

'Constitutional manipulation'

Following the "surprise" by the PTI-led government, the Opposition parties leaders rejected the move, intending to challenge the matter in the Supreme Court.

Sharing his take on the situation, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the joint Opposition has complete numbers not only that they had the majority.

“The ruling given by the deputy speaker is “unconstitutional” and has manipulated the laws of the Constitution,” he said.

Bilawal said that the punishment for breaking the Constitution is clear.

'Traitor of democracy'

Meanwhile, reacting to the development, Leader of the Opposition in the NA Shahbaz Sharif declared PM Imran Khan a "traitor of democracy."

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, he said that Article 5 that the government used to declare the no-trust motion "unconstitutional" says that the Constitution should be followed under any circumstances.

"Imran Niazi and his supporters openly violated the Constitution but they will be caught under Article 6 of the Constitution," Shahbaz said.