*ISLAMABAD – PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari has said that the rulers arechallenging democracy by arresting a speaker.*
Reacting to the arrest of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani onWednesday, he said that the rulers should have arrested him from Karachi ifthey wanted to arrest him. “Agha Siraj Durrani was not hiding. Jail is oursecond home and will see it as well,” he said.
The PPP co-chairman said that they had given the government eight-monthrelaxation and would not give it more. “The country is passing throughdifficult times. We tried our best to let the government work,” he said.
Asif Zardari said that they accept the verdict in the fake accounts case.“We have already accepted the court verdict. We want to strengtheninstitutions,” he added.
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About the visit of the Saudi crown prince, he said that the PPP welcomesthe visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “However, thegovernment mishandled the matter. Neither we nor Mian Sahib was invited tothe visit. Later, it was tweeted that the opposition is unable to attendthe ceremony. It is their will if they want to run the government thisway,” he maintained.
