- Claims she sacrificed her name to maintain PPP co-chairman’s credibility as rumours would have resulted in his resignation
Dispelling reports of her marriage with former president Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) USA President Dr Tanveer Zamani claimed that the rumours were being spread to create a rift in the Zardari family.
“I was married to Tahsin Javed Siddiqui and rumours of my marriage with Zardari are being spread to make Bilawal quarrel with his father,” Zamani said during a press conference on Monday. “My relationship with Zardari is only that of a leader and a brother.”
Criticising PPP leaders’ statements against her, Zamani said, “I sacrificed my name to maintain the leader’s credibility as these rumours would have resulted in the party chairman’s resignation from his post.”
Zamani alleged that instead of appreciating her efforts, the party leaders “slandered” her and accused her of spreading rumours of her marriage with the former president.
Earlier, blaming the media for spreading rumours, party spokesperson Farhatullah Babar had said, “A totally wrong impression is also sought to be created in the media interviews that former president Asif Ali Zardari has married this woman.”
Further, Babar alleged Zamani was “deliberately” aiding the rumours. “She has avoided answers to pointed questions and has spoken with a double tongue,” the spokesperson had added.