LAHORE : Rejecting all allegations leveled against him, former president Asif Ali Zardari has said, “I was sent a notice of 1.5 billion rupees. But it has been hyped up to 35 billion rupees.”<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with a private television channel ahead of a general election on July 25, the PPP leader suggested it “isn\u2019t the time” to hold politicians accountable. “This is not the time for accountability… to hold politicians accountability. It s election time.”<\/p>\n
The PPP leader also ruled out that his party plans to boycott elections. “Election boycott is no solution to the prevailing issues. People s Party won t boycott elections,” he said.<\/p>\n
Zardari said opposition has to exist for a government to function in a democractic setup, hinting at forming an alliance to create a coalition government in case a hung parliament emerges.<\/p>\n
“Whoever forms government (after July 25) has to engage (the) People s Party,” he added. “Whatever may be the case, we won t let democracy derail.”<\/p>\n
Asked about the court ruling that sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to 11 years in prison, Zardari said circumstances will decide the fate of the politics of the PML-N supremo.<\/p>\n
“We once saved Nawaz Sharif. He had support even then. We didn t.”<\/p>\n
Dismissing all corruption references against him, the former president expressed reservation over the inclusion of military men in joint investigation teams.<\/p>\n
“I believe no JIT should have anyone nominated by the military. JITs formed against me have had army men,” he said.<\/p>\n
Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and their associates are facing money laundering cases.<\/p>\n
Authorities say the former president and his aides allegedly sent Rs35 billion abroad through fake accounts. Their names have been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE : Rejecting all allegations leveled against him, former president Asif Ali Zardari has said, “I was sent a notice of 1.5 billion rupees. But it has been hyped up to 35 billion rupees.” In an exclusive interview with a private television channel ahead of a general election on July 25, the PPP leader suggested […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n