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Responding to a question regarding police's attempt to arrest Imran Khan and whether he was consulted, Zardari said, "It is the prerogative of the interior minister... why would he consult me?"
He claimed that former chief of army staff (COAS) General Bajwa probably believed that PTI's popularity would witness a decline, however, "that did not happen"
"This man is criticising our army every day, while in reality officers and soldiers of the same army are sacrificing their lives in the war against terrorists in two provinces," Zardari said.
Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he sincerely wishes to see his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as the PM in his lifetime, media reports said.
He also said the coalition government headed by Nawaz Sharif's brother Shehbaz Sharif had no issue with voting rights and representation of overseas Pakistanis in elections
He said that Imran Khan was demanding early elections and the PPP was not afraid of polls, but it wanted electoral reforms before holding the polls.
Zardari, who is considered a key player behind the ouster of Imran Khan as PM, said that his party will not take ministries as they want their friends to be accommodated first, says a news report
The session was adjourned on Friday morning shortly after tributes were offered to Khayal Zaman, a member of the house from the ruling PTI who had recently passed away
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser said that the session was adjourned till 4pm on March 28 due to the demise of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker Khayal Zaman
Imran's situation is precarious given that three of the four allies have stated their support to the Opposition's no-confidence motion and said that they will vote accordingly
Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leader and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that the country has been suffering due to the imposition of rulers without the will of the people
It isn't hard to see why the Pakistani state has escalated its attacks on the opposition
An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday indicted former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur in a money laundering case
Sharif, who was the south Asian nation's premier from 2013 to 2017 and was jailed in a corruption case in 2018, has been in London for the past about 9 months seeking medical treatment
An accountability court here on Monday indicted former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in connection with the Park Lane corruption case
As Zardari could not appear in the court due to illness, the indictment was carried out through video link, which was the first such indictment in the judicial history of the country
The case pertains to the use of alleged fake bank accounts to keep money and transferring it out of Pakistan
The 63-year-old Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson is named in 36 inquiries and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claims that his role has been established in at least eight cases
At least 32 people are under legal scanner for laundering money from fictitious accounts
Other close aides of Zardari are already languishing in jails