Khan said from the start he had opposed the idea of Pakistan becoming part of US-led coalition and the government of Pakistan was saying the same after suffering 70,000 casualties, over $100 billion loss to economy, 'do more' US taunts and Trump's humiliation of the country. "Finally Pakistan suffers ultimate insult: being made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan. A couple of thousand or so Haqqanis allegedly in Pakistan are supposed to be cause of US failure. Why the most well-equipped military force in history, 150k Nato troops plus over 200k Afghan army could not succeed?," he tweeted.
Later, in the afternoon, while responding to a hard-hitting presser by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, PTI Spokesman Fawad Chaudhry challenged Sharif to disclose all the secrets which he kept close to his chest till he was thrown out of the office in graft case by the top court of the country. Speaking at the presser, Chaudhry said that Sharif who failed to give proof for amassing wealth beyond means is now out to blame the state institutions to skip the accountability process against him and his family.
"Whom you're trying to intimidate, come and let the nation know about those conspiring against you. Though we all know you have nothing but a flawed strategy to divert the attention from the accountability process started against you," he added. Sharif claimed that a pre-poll rigging is being planned, which Chaudhry said Sharif must be knowing better than anybody else as it was his party which came into power through rigging in 2013 general elections.
"Our party [PTI] staged 126-day sit-in for free and fair elections after this very Sharif refused to open [reelection] only four constituencies where allegations of large-scale rigging proved. Now, we want Sharif to tell us who is going to rig the upcoming polls," he questioned. He also demanded from Nawaz should to divulge the details of the nine companies owned by Sharif family, including three in the British Virgin Islands, which were running in a loss of 10 million pounds.
Still, he added, these companies had bought 29 top London properties with money being pumped in by the Capital Free Zone Establishment (FZE) in Dubai which, he claimed, was owned by Sharif. About Sharif's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he said that anger on the face of the PML-N leader shows he failed to achieve the desired results for which he along with his brother Shahbaz had dashed off to the Kingdom.
The PTI spokesman said that Sharif made the country a laughing stock before the world as well as compromised the national interest by keeping the portfolio of foreign minister with himself in order to bolster his family relations. "If we had a foreign minister, the country would not have faced such problems at diplomatic front and whatever we are facing today, it is solely due to Sharif who intentionally did not appoint a foreign minister as for him, the family relations are more important than national interests," he lamented.