ISLAMABAD   -  Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said Imran Khan’s government would not complete its five-year tenure.

“Those who brought Prime Minister Imran Khan are now admitting that they committed a mistake,” claimed the former president, adding that they are now figuring out how to undo that mistake.

“Only Allah knows best how they can fix this mistake,” Zardari said while speaking to reporters during his appearance at an accountability court.

Replying to a question about ex-chief justice Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Shamim’s affidavit, the former president said: “We have already seen this. Justice Qayyum had a tape with Saif-ur-Rehman and some friends as well.”

When asked a question relating to Maryam Nawaz’s petition, Zardari said he would not talk about it as “Maryam Nawaz is like a daughter to me.”

Meanwhile, an Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday granted interim bail till November 23 to former president Asif Ali Zardari in New York Property case.

AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the pre-arrest bail petition of ex-president who appeared before the court in person along with his legal team.

FarooK H Naek pleaded that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had granted interim bail to his client and now they have approached the trial court after the amendments in NAB ordinance.

The ordinance had given powers to accountability courts to hear the interim bail cases, he said.

After listening to arguments, the court granted interim bail to Asif Zardari till November 23, and sought comments from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the plea.

The NAB had alleged ex-president for holding flat in New York City which he didn’t disclose in his nomination papers submitted to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Earlier, the IHC bench had granted protective bail to Asif Zardari and instructed him to approach the trial court for more relief.