Zardari is my next target, thunders PM Imran in the face of no-trust vote

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his “gun” was now aimed at PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari who he said was his “next target”. The prime minister was addressing a rally in Karachi during a one-day visit to the city where he held a meeting with the leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, an ally of his government in the Centre. “Now my first target, who has been under my radar for a long time, is Asif Ali Zardari,” the prime minister said.

The premier also accused the former president of using the “police and thugs to get people killed”, engaging in theft and corruption and laundering money abroad.

“Asif Zardari your time is near,” he warned the PPP leader. The prime minister also said that Zardari had funds earmarked to force PTI members to switch loyalties. “One of my MNAs told me he was offered Rs200 million,” he claimed.He lashed out at the PPP co-chairperson for allegedly feigning sickness when he was summoned for hearings by the National Accountability Bureau in graft cases. Turning his guns on other opposition leaders, the prime minister called PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif a “boot polisher”, saying he came up with different excuses every other time in courts to get hearings extended. The premier also accused the former president of using the “police and thugs to get people killed”, engaging in theft and corruption and laundering money abroad.“Asif Zardari your time is near,” he warned the PPP leader. The prime minister also said that Zardari hadfunds earmarked to force PTI members to switch loyalties. “One of my MNAs told me he was offered Rs200 million,” he claimed.