KARACHI: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday remarked that he failed to create contact between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.
Asif also shared that he had contacted Farooq H Naek, who is the lawyer of PPP, to take up Iqama (work permit) case against him. “He is my wife’s elder brother and my maternal cousin,” he shared. However, Naek refused to help me saying that Zardari has stopped him from taking up the case.
In this regard, I tried to contact Zardari many times, even left messages with his ADC, claimed Asif. “We have to work towards improving the political situation,” he claimed, adding that “politicians shouldn’t make a drama of themselves.” “But, Zardari didn’t answer any of my calls,” he added.
When asked if there is a chance of the PML-N and PPP working together, Asif said that he can’t say anything for sure. “Personally speaking I think there is no chance of contact between the two parties.”
