Zardari says PML-N thinks of CPEC as a loan-taking mechanism

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has no understanding of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and only thinks of it as a loan-taking mechanism, ARY News reported.

Speaking to a rally in Lahore’s Mochi Gate area, the PPP co-chairman said that the PML-N government is ruining the opportunity to become a regional economic giant through CPEC and is doing it by design.

Zardari strongly criticised former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and accused him of trying to establish a monarchy in Pakistan and convert it into a land where he and his family owns all businesses.

“We will not let him (or his party) rule, he looted all, if we allow him to rule over us now even God will not forgive us,” said Zardari.

The former president maintained that the ousted PM and PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif is working against Pakistan’s interests to strengthen his family’s rule over the country which makes him a national menace.

“I pray to God to free Pakistan from their (Sharif family) rule so we can make a Pakistan where we can follow the ideals set by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and a Pakistan where Bilawal Bhutto and his children could live with pride,” said the PPP co-chairman.

Zardari concluded his speech by claiming that PPP will sweep the upcoming general elections and will secure a victory from every province including Punjab.