KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari expressed anger and warned the government that it doesn’t take too long for time to change.
“I am threatening the government and its minister. I am also threatening the man whose hair is never ruined,” he said. “It is possible that you will fall down on my feet like Saif-ur-Rehman,” he added.
“They do injustice but forget it doesn’t take long for time to change. They try their best but I don’t feel threatened,” he added.
Zardari made these remarks during an interview on private news channel.
“How dare the National Accountability Bureau chief file a case against me? What position does he have?” he claimed.
“Even after rejecting the results of election, we supported democracy,” he said. “If I didn’t take the oath then someone else would have come, and with that person you would have not been able to make democracy work.”
Regarding his future plans, “We will go to this parliament. For a political hunt it is necessary to go the politicians’ nest.” He said while sharing his future plans.
“No politician can open an account in any other country except Nawaz Sharif,” he said, adding, “I am also waiting for the verdict on Panama case.”
When asked about Swiss Bank account, he said if there is money in Swiss Banks then it belongs to foreigners and not Pakistanis. “I don’t have money in any Swiss Bank,” he claimed.
Speaking about relationship with US, he said, “I don’t want entry in US, I want trade relationship.”
He also said, “We had a lot of expectations from Barack Obama. He didn’t reach his full potential like we thought he would.”
The PPP co-chairperson also mentioned military courts. “Military courts were also established for two years previously,” he said, adding, “Our advice on military courts was disliked by few of our friends.”
Hussain Haqqani didn’t even have the right in American Embassy to issue visas, said Zardari.
The former president said, “I don’t think Hussain has said this, he didn’t even have the right in American Embassy to issues visas. There a lot more people in American Embassy than just the ambassador who scramble through the important visas.”
Zardari also said, “I would never meet Haqqani nor would plan to meet during my visits to Washington.”
“Hussain Haqqani lives in another world altogether these days. There is a lot of difference in the way we think now,” the PPP leader said.
“I don’t agree with what Haqqani has written about Pakistan in his book. Haqqani considers himself Washington’s philosopher and lobbyist, there are some people who make friends in US while making anti-Pakistani statements,” said Zardari, adding that Haqqani thought he was very smart.
Speaking about the Ayyan Ali’s case, he remarked Latif Khoso took the Ayyan Ali case and got a chance. Zardari said that the case was another way to defame him, adding, “I am in no way involved in this issue.”
“Our government faced the issue of Osama, The parliament fought him, civilians fought him, otherwise who knows what the world would have done,” he remarked.
He also stated that it was the decision of the parliament and establishment to not make the findings of Abbotabad commission public.
