The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-Punjab on Wednesday condemned the choice of words by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for President Asif Ali Zardari and his associates. The executive body of the PPP-Punjab passed two resolutions in its meeting, condemning Shahbaz for calling Zardari names during his ‘Go Zardari Go’ rally, and alleging the use of government’s resources to organise the rally. Shahbaz had called Zardari a “madari” (jester) during his rally in Lahore on October 28.The meeting was attended by the Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz, PPP-Punjab Women Wing President Begum Beelum Husnain, PPP-Punjab General Secretary Samiullah Khan, and several other PPP politicians. Talking to reporters after chairing the meeting, PPP-Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich said PPP workers would not tolerate any insult towards its leaders. He said the rally taken out by the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) had confirmed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had lost its popularity even in the provincial capital.
