KARACHI: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Sunday took a jibe at the former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, offering to pay for his air ticket and issue him a visa if he was willing to return to Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference here, Rashid said Nawaz, who has been living in London since 2019, went abroad on the pretext of medical treatment but had not consulted any doctor since landing there because he was healthy.
Rashid was referring to the PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq’s prediction that the country’s political arena will soon witness a major event.
The prediction followed right after Ayaz’s speech at an event, wherein he made the announcement that Sharif was returning to Pakistan soon.
“If Nawaz Sharif is returning, I offer him a ticket out of my own pocket,” the interior minister remarked.
He reiterated that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government will complete its five-year tenure, saying that Nawaz’s speeches against institutions would not make any difference.
Rashid also hit out at PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP leader Asif Zardari, saying that both were the most corrupt people of this country.
Speaking about other issues, the interior minister said the PTI’s vote bank did not reduce in the recently-held local body elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa wherein the ruling party faced a major setback.
