The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) once again got embroiled in a bitter dispute on Monday as the former allies exchanged barbs, seeking to “expose historical errors” committed by their rivals.
PML-N’s Senator Siddiqui, in a scathing criticism of the PPP, stated that the party was decimated from Punjab in 1985, not in 2013 as claimed.
He said that during the 2013 elections, Zardari, along with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani as the army chief, had significant influence. Moreover, the entire caretaker setup was nominated by the PPP, with the former caretaker prime minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso and the caretaker chief ministers of all four provinces being proposed and recommended by the party.
He said that former army chief Kayani had worked closely with the late Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari for several years. Consequently, Zardari rewarded him with a three-year extension.
