PPP believes in fair trial of any accused: Spokesperson

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Spokesperson Zulfikar Ali Badar has said that the party believes in trial of any suspect under legal and constitutional limits.

Talking to the media persons and politicians at his office here on Saturday, he said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should not be used for political victimisation, and without any corruption case, NAB should not summon anybody. He said there were several cases against Imran Khan besides May 9 case from which Imran was unable to get relief.

He said that the government had constitutional option to dissolve assemblies one or two days earlier so the assemblies could be dissolved on August 10 or 11.

PTI leadership running away from accountability: Kaira

Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira Saturday while criticizing the opposition party said that PTI has died on its own death before making any gains and its leadership was running away from accountability.

Imran Khan was harming not only the country but also national institutions by spreading hatred for the sake of power, he said while talking to a private news channel.

He said Imran Khan used state institutions including NAB to target his opponents in the last four year's government. Replying to a query, he hailed that since Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took over Foreign Ministry, he has been quite active on the international front, promoting Pakistan’s relations with all the countries, adding, Pakistan’s foreign policy has become quite active since the last one year.

He said that Pakistan is working on a policy to maintain balanced relations with all other countries. To another query, he answered that PTI workers and goons had violated human rights on May 9, violated the constitution and law and order in the country on the direction of their leadership.

The leaders leaving the PTI have no pressure to leave the party as they have realized the reality behind the dirty politics of Imran Khan, he added.

He also expressed confidence that People’s Party will win the upcoming general elections, adding, we are not afraid of elections, People’s Party is ready for elections. We will defeat our political opponents with the power of public vote.

 

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