Can a ‘power hungry mad man’ trample the law, asks Zardari

Former President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is “mad for power” ands said that the judiciary must see “whether this person is above the law”.

“He is now targeting the judiciary and has threatened a woman judge in Islamabad. The judiciary has to see whether this person is above the law,” said Zardari.

عدلیہ کو دیکھنا ہوگا کہ کیا یہ شخص قانون سے بالاتر ہے ، اور کیا یہ شخص میرے ،میاں نواز شریف ، میری بہن اور مریم بیٹی کے خلاف ماروائے قانون انتقامی کاروائیاں کرسکتا ہے ۔ اور خود ہر قانون کو روند سکتا ہے، صدر آصف علی زرداری

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Zardari said that at the moment, one man’s hunger to be back in power is driving him mad with each passing day.

“This man is subjecting our army to criticism on a daily basis and the same army is battling terrorists and sacrificing their lives for the country,” the PPP co-chairperson said.

یہ شخص ہر روز ہماری فوج پر تنقید کر رہا ہے اور اسی فوج کے آفیسرز اور سپاہی دو صوبوں میں دہشت گردوں سے جنگ لڑ رہے ہیں اور اپنی جان کا نزرانہ پیش کرُرہے ہیں، صدر آصف علی زرداری

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Zardari called upon the government to establish its writ.

“Otherwise institutions will continue to be under attack from him,” warned Asif Zardari.

ادوار ں اور حکومت کو اپنی رٹ قائم کرنی پڑے گی ورنہ قانون، آئین اور ادارے اسی طرح اس شخص کی حوس چڑھتے رہیں گے، صدر آصف علی زرداری

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Addressing a political gathering at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on Sunday (August 21), Khan said that according to the reports he had received, the neutrals were responsible for the crackdown against his party.

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“On May 25, when the police used violence against us, I was told by insiders that the police were ordered from above, which means that neutrals pressurised them to give PTI workers a thrashing,” said Khan.