INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News Agency
Zardari-Nawaz war of words takes new turnLAHORE: The war of words
between Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif took a new turn Tuesday when the PML-N supreme leader hit back at PPP supremo advising him to refrain
from mudslinging.While the two party leaders engaged in heated debates there were reports that Zardari did not meet anyone Monday
Hamid Mir told Geo News that the PPP chief neither meet party leaders nor did he had a press talk.In a statement issued from Lahore, Nawaz
said the statement from Zardari is inappropriate from a national leader like him.In a meeting with party leaders Monday, Zardari revealed
the details of his tense relationship with Nawaz
They added that Zardari said Nawaz looked like innocent but he was very cunning at the core."We kept on agreeing on democracy, Constitution
While we were engaged in politics, Nawaz was busy in trading," he said
beans in a talk show about secret Zardari-Nawaz meeting during which PPP supremo sought his help in taking over party leadership in the
aftermath of Benazir Bhutto assassination.Today, Nawaz hit back with a strongly worded statement saying Zardari is trying to distort the
Was he so innocent three years back that he was provoked by me, he questioned.Without further revealing details as to what happened between
the two leaders, Nawaz said Zardari must remember that he, in presence of a political leader, requested me to indemnify Pervez Musharraf's
acts through parliament but I refused.The former prime minister recalled that he cancelled a meeting scheduled with Zardari following his
anti-establishment speech and wondered why the PPP co-chairman did not speak up earlier about this.On Dr Asim, he said, Zardari knew very
puppet, Nawaz asked if yesterday he was speaking my language then whose language is he speaking today
He better refrain from war of words and mudslinging, he further added.'Fake or real'Commenting on the matter, senior journalist and analyst
Hamid Mir said it is not clear whether Asif Zardari really said that because according to his information, the PPP leader had no meeting
with party leaders nor he talked to media
So, before reacting to the statement PML-N media managers should have confirmed that whether he really said that.Another senior journalist
and TV anchor Saleem Safi also agreed with Mir saying Asif Zardari in interview with him responded to his June 2015 controversial speech and
that there might be some confusion regarding the statement Nawaz is responding to.
