*ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communication and Postal Services MuradSaeed here on Monday alleged that Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leadershipapproached the United States (US) to get National Reconciliation Ordinance(NRO).*
Responding to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s speech in the NationalAssembly, Murad Saeed alleged that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari alongwith Husain Haqqani, a former ambassador to the United States, had heldmeetings with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director.
Saeed further said, “Zardari had asked the then US ambassador to PakistanAnne W. Patterson that the government had no issue with the US dronestrikes in Pakistan.” The PPP leader had asked the US envoy that they wouldonly express concerns over the attacks, Saeed added.
The minister said that Benazir Bhutto had asked the US officials to ridthem from corruption charges and had sought support from then US Secretaryof State Condoleezza Rice to become the prime minister.
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Criticizing the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), theminister said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had paid $.32 millionfor his treatment from the national exchequer.
He said that the former prime minister had spent over Rs 280 million on aroad leading to his residence in Raiwind and added that over Rs2 billionspent on the security of Sharif family during the last five years.
