Asif Zardari gives a blow to the new government of PML N

Asif Zardari gives a blow to the new government of PML N

ISLAMABAD – PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that hisparty would not accept ministries in the new political setup after theouster of Imran Khan.

In a brief press talk at Parliament House, Zardari said that they wanttheir friends to be accommodated first.

The PPP has also invited applications from candidates for the NationalAssembly and provincial assemblies for the forthcoming general elections.

After Zardari’s press talk, senior leaders of the PPP started explaininghis remarks and said he did not mean that the PPP was not joining thecabinet.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to add 12 PML-N MNAs to hisfederal cabinet, while PPP will get seven slots.

Shehbaz was elected 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on April 11, followingthe removal of Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion.