Islamabad: As the anti-government alliance of 11 opposition political parties under the name of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) started its campaign, Prime Minister Imran Khan has come out guns blazing against the agenda of his predecessor Nawaz Sharif, which he said is aimed as “sowing discord in the military, the judiciary, and the government”.
Lashing out in an aggressive response to the PDM’s first rally held in Gujranwala on Friday, Khan accused the former premier for working on the enemy’s agenda in an attempt to escape accountability for his financial corruption.
A visibly angry Khan mocked Sharif as a “Jackal” who ran away to London with his “tail between the legs”. “This is the same man who had first become a Minister with the blessings of Gen (retd) Ghulam Jilani; this is the same man who had become the Chief Minister (Punjab) by polishing the boots of Gen Ziaul Haq; this is the same man who had received millions of rupees from the then ISI chief Gen (retd) (Asad) Durrani through Mehran Bank to cobble together an alliance of rightwing parties to contest the elections against the PPP,” Khan said while referring to Sharif’s political career.
“Gen Durrani conceded this in his report submitted in the Supreme Court. But ironically, our courts have always helped him get away. This is the man who put Asif Ali Zardari in jail twice.” (IANS)
