Pak Opposition leaders angry over PM Khan's jibe at them during diaspora speech in US

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Jul 22 2019 | 9:11 PM IST

Leaders of Pakistan's Opposition party leaders on Monday denounced Imran Khan for his controversial comments against them in the US, saying the "selected" Prime Minister was an "embarrassment" for the country.

Khan, on his first official visit to the US after coming to power in August last year attacked Opposition party leaders, including jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari while addressing the Pakistani diaspora in Washington on Sunday.

While referring to political leaders in the country, Khan said: "They have one purpose, they want to hear three words from me: NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance)."
Reacting to Khan's statements, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said: "Imran is a ruler not a leader."
He said that the country needs a leader who speaks for Pakistan and not "just himself."
PPP Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said, "Imran Khan is selected, but he should also take care of the country's honour."
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, flanked by PML-N leaders Marriyum Aurangzeb and Dr Mussadik Malik, the former planning minister said, "Yesterday, our selected prime minister admitted that the opposition leaders were arrested on the government's behest."

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First Published: Jul 22 2019 | 9:10 PM IST

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