K & P

Bilawal must get used to sitting on opposition benches: PM’s aide

According to him, PTI chief Imran Khan had failed on all fronts as he had not been able to prove anything

Umer Farooq December 10, 2016

Talking about the friendly relations between Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Bhutto-Zardari wondered how it is possible for Sharif to talk against Modi, saying there is a big question mark on the government’s policy on Kashmir. PHOTO: PPI

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari should get used to sitting on the opposition benches in the National Assembly because his party has lost public support, the prime minister’s adviser Amir Muqam said on Saturday.

Speaking at a news conference, Muqam said: “The day Benazir Bhutto left us, PPP lost popular support everywhere, even in Punjab, considered to be its stronghold,” Muqam said. He also predicted that the PPP would suffer a condition worse than Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

According to him, PTI chief Imran Khan had failed on all fronts as he had not been able to prove any allegation against the prime minister.

Accusing Imran Khan of whimsical decisions, he pointed out that previously, Imran had insisted upon the formation of a commission for probing the Panama Papers, but now he is refusing the same. “He seeks outcomes to suit his impulses.”

The PM’s adviser stated that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had provided Imran with an opportunity to deliver, adding that if he had fulfilled any of his electoral promises, he could have nurtured his ambition to become the country’s prime minister.

Imran, according to Amir Muqam, favoured a few [referring to Jehangir Khan Tareen, Aleem Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi] and this was why his own party workers had turned against him.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 11^th, 2016.