ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday fired a broadside at opposition politicians, saying that had they been truthful, they would have presented evidence instead of making hue and cry over democracy “being threatened by NAB actions against them”.
In a series of tweets, she said these politicians are bearing the brunt of their own actions as they were the ones behind the formation of the corruption watchdog and appointment of the incumbent NAB chairman. “Did we put out Panama Papers,” she asked.
The special assistant said the popularity of the PPP, which she said has now been confined to Sindh province, has reduced to zero among the masses, which was evident from the number of people who staged protests over former president Asif Ali Zardari’s arrest.
Taking aim at the PML-N, she said it is evident from history that the party had come into power with the help of others. They can just conspire and not stage protests, she added.
Awan said these corrupt elements will embarrass themselves by launching a movement against the government.