Bilawal calls Musharraf a coward who's never been a soldier
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party , Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says the former military dictator Gen Pervez Mushrarraf’s cowardly trial-evading tricks show he has never been a uniformed...
January 02, 2014
"I can't believe this coward ever wore the uniform of our brave and courageous armed forces", said a tweet that appeared on Bilawal's Twitter account.
Bilawal's next tweet implied that the decorated 'ex-commando' was faking his heart disease in order to avoid a possible conviction.
He demanded that an independent medical board should examine the erstwhile president of Pakistan.
"All medical excuses must be verified by an independent board of doctors. I have an ouchy is no excuses to skip your treason case", he tweeted.
Amid a heated debate on social media, Bilawal's tweets drew the ire of other political parties especially Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a former ally of the former dictator.
An MQM leader, Mohammad Anwar, sounded like a Musharraf sympathizer, when he warned Bilawal Bhutto to watch his words and try not to cross the line while criticizing others.
"That's the pot calling the kettle black. Bilawal shouldn't forget that his father, Asif Ali Zardari, just to avoid appearance before a Swiss court, submitted medical certificates declaring him demented", said Anwar Ali.
Another MQM leader, Haider Abbas Rizvi, also endorsed his fellow's stance in a separate statement.
In his rebuttal, Bilawal, who is also PPP's Patron-in-Chief, said that some of the two-faced MQM members were trying to poison party chief Altaf Hussain's mind.
Bilawal tweeted: "Uncle Altaf being misled. MQM had come a long way 2 (to) remove (the) stain of dictatorship over last 5 years. Now undermined by anti-Altaf people within MQM."
Later on, in a bid to strike a balance, Bilawal said that he wanted Musharraf to have a fair trial.
"Political differences aside, Musharraf deserves fair (judicial) trial and not a media trial or twitter trial. (It's a) test 4 (for) democracy and judiciary. (I) advise (him that) he faces (the) court", said he in his tweet.
The former military ruler was rushed to hospital Thursday after suffering a "heart problem" on his way to court in the latest dramatic twist in his treason trial.
The 70-year-old had been summoned to the special tribunal in Islamabad after failing to show up for two previous sessions due to security threats against him.
The former president, who was forced from office in 2008 but returned from exile last year, could face the death penalty or life imprisonment, if convicted.
