ISLAMABAD- Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafique dubbed Awami Muslim League's (AML) Sheikh Rashid as a political funnyman.
"Rasheed is a comedian of Pakistani politics. I don't take his word seriously," the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz minister said in a statement issued here.
Rafique said had Javed Hashmi won Multan by-poll, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's captain Imran Khan would have once again accused the government of election rigging. He said it was a pity that most of the Khan's close aides had a long history of corruption. "Khan has surrounded himself with people who are covered in the filth of corruption," the minister said.
He also added that as opposed to PTI, PML-N had neither held any rally nor tried to support Javed Hashmi directly. "PTI's Multan rally was in fact a part of electioneering for their candidate Malik Amir Dogar, who was seen standing next to Khan sahib on the podium the whole time", Rafique said.