Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday lashed out at the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership, saying the government figures who had criticised Pakistan Army had betrayed their oaths. “It has happened for the first time in the history of Pakistan that the government has bashed its own army and the rulers are using the enemy’s language,” he said before leaving for Dubai on an unscheduled two-day private visit. According to sources, the chief minister’s visit to Duabi carried a lot of importance and was being made in the backdrop of strained relations between the government and the army. Shahbaz is likely to meet leading Arab dignitaries and government officials and would discuss the political situation in Pakistan, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said. He confirmed that Shahbaz had visited the United States in 1999 to seek help against a possible military coup. He said his current visit to Dubai was of similar nature.
Shahbaz blasts PPP leaders for criticising army
