Zardari says U-turn is in the nature of Imran Khan

Vehari: Former President Asif Ali Zardari responding to the questions by the media in Vehari on Monday evening said that taking U-turn is in the nature of Imran Khan.

Imran Khan wanted to sell all the institutions of the country but we saved the country by ousting him from power. It is the power and authority of interior minister to arrest Imran Khan in any case. He said that it is his first visit to Vehari but he has personal contacts with the people of the area. He said that politics is the art of possibilities.

Responding to the questions by the journalists he said that the PPP is not in the PDM but is a part of the government. The PPP and the PDM have their own views on different issues. President Zardari said that there could be negotiations with politicians and political parties but Imran Khan is not a politician. Imran Khan did not win the by-election in Rajanpur on the basis of popularity but due to price-hike and the women voted for his party because they run the kitchen for the family.

Regarding the digital census, President Zardari said that the Sindh has reservations on the census. Regarding alliance with other political parties in the next elections he said that we will see when the elections are held. He said that people struggle in politics and do hard work like Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani who was imprisoned for six years and that is why I chose him as the prime minister of the PPP government. Imran Khan fears facing courts but a politician does not fear the courts or the prisons.

On a question about contesting election on a National Assembly seat from Vehari he, in a lighter mood, said that if you people are inviting me to contest then he does not have any objection. Responding a question about judiciary, he said that the way we have to put the economy and other things on the right track and also deal with the military mindset we have to also deal with the judiciary. Judiciary is also from the people in the society, we have to talk to them. They were lawyers before and now have become judges. Responding to a question about default, he said that Pakistan is a country and not a public limited company which will vanish. Japan and other countries have defaulted in the past and default does not mean that the country is finished. During our government 2008-13, we increased the salaries and pensions and provided employment.