KARACHI - In a startling revelation, Pakistan Peoples Party’s estranged leader Zulfiqar Mirza has alleged that former president Asif Ali Zardari killed his wife and former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
Addressing a press conference at his residence here on Tuesday, “Asif Ali Zardari murdered Benazir Bhutto.”
“Benazir would not have even married Zardari if it was not for my efforts,” he added. Angry that his security was taken back from him, Mirza reiterated he has been receiving threats. “Taking my security back is the first step in trying to kill me,” he said, fearing a repeat of what happened to Mir Murtaza.
The former provincial home minister said if something happens to him, Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur should be held responsible. “I do not expect any justice for myself as even the son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto could not get justice and his killers have still not been arrested,” he upheld.
After 45 years of friendship, Mirza and Zardari had a war of words creating a split between them and driving the two into a verbal tirade against each other. Earlier, Mirza’s mental stability was brought into question by the PPP leaders. According to them, Mirza is mentally disturbed and should get himself treated. “Many of our leaders have sacrificed their lives for the party,” PPP MPA Nawab Ali Wassan had said. “We have given our lives for Pakistan’s democracy and people like Mirza have always been used as a tool to break the party.” Wassan talked about how Mirza had claimed several times that he was a dear friend of PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari. “Is this the way a sincere friend behaves.”
‘AYYAN LAUNDERED
MONEY FOR ZARDARI’
Mirza further alleged that supermodel Ayyan laundered money for Zardari. “Ayyan is Asif Zardari’s girlfriend and she laundered money for him,” he added. The supermodel was sent to Adiala Jail on March 15 after she was caught smuggling $500,000 allegedly to Dubai.
Regarding the current PPP leadership, Mirza said, “Bilawal Bhutto is a brave leader and he openly talked about the corruption of Altaf Hussain which is why he has been shut out in England.”
Meanwhile, Sindh Kutchi Abadis department has decided to send a summary to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah for purchasing land for Sasti Basti and would also contact the Board of Revenue for purchasing land in order to resettle people from slum areas in the city.
The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Kutchi Abadis Minister Javed Nagori. The meeting was attended by Kutchi Abadis secretary Nawaz Shaikh, director general Kashif Gulzar Shaikh, Director Field Karachi, Imdad Lashari and other officials.
Speaking on the occasion, Nagori said the provincial government would soon purchase land for the society in order to resettle people from the slum areas of the city. “We will provide every facility to the people in these societies including drainage, water, electricity and others on priority basis,” he said.
He also directed the Kutchi Abadis officials to setup lease camps in every slum area of the city in order to give ownership rights to the people of the area so that their issues could be resolved on priority basis.