Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Shah Mahmood Qureshi vows to end his political career with dignity

Shah Mahmood
  • SMQ said that “I am standing with Imran Khan as defender .”
  • He said said IK has got the highest popularity in Gallup survey.
  • PTI leader said PDM want to escape from the elections.

MULTAN: Former foreign minister and Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Shah Mahmood Qureshi have said that the economy is not sinking, it has sunk.

Former federal minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while talking to the media said that “I am standing with Imran Khan as a defender of his ideology, I want to play the last overs of my life with dignity.”

He said first of all “I am grateful to Allah for giving him the strength to fight fascism. Imran Khan had said to break the idol of fear.”

Shah Mahmood Qureshi also said, “(Indian Prime Minister)Narendra Modi is taunting Pakistan that we have lost our direction.” He said Imran Khan has got the highest popularity in the Gallup survey and it is a great honor and responsibility.

He said that there is an opportunity to save the nation from inflation and PTI wants general elections to be announced immediately. He questioned why the election commission is not announcing the elections and whether the polls schedule should be announced immediately in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said, “We respect the judiciary, we do not want to clash with any institution, the nation is disappointed today, the economy is not sinking, it has sunk.”

He said that yesterday, Asif Zardari had said that he is not with PDM. He said, “We are starting a new journey with Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is ready for elections.”

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Sri Lanka’s former foreign minister dies of Covid-19

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi refutes claims of PTI government’s linkage with NAB

Pakistan US peace process Shah Mahmood Qureshi

As Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif was arrested on Tuesday in a case related to assets more than income, Foriegn Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that it is unnatural and inappropriate to link National Accountability Burea (NAB) with PTI.

During a media talk at Press Infromation Dpeartment (PID), Shah Mahmood said NAB itself is an independent body, it has nothing to do with the government.

The Foriegn Minister said that PTI was not involved in the appointment of NAB chairman and the law under which NAB was operating was not made by PTI.

PML-N leader Khawaja Asif was involved in FATF legislation and he predicted that things would create difficulties for him in the coming days, said Qureshi.

He further added that NRO is the name of a relief under the guise of which he wanted to move forward while in every civilized society no one is above the law.

Further targeting the Opposition, the Foriegn Minister added that the alliance of the PDM is unnatural, and is destined to disintegrate.

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Khawaja Asif Arrested: Imran Khan using NAB for political vengeance, says Maryam

Khawaja Asif Maryam Nawaz

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested PML-N leader and former foreign minister Khawaja Asif in a case related to assets more than income here on Tuesday (today).

PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb confirmed the development about Khawaja Asif’s arrest.

She said that NAB arrested the PML-N leader from near Ahsan Iqbal’s house in Islamabad.

However, following this development, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz threatened the government of befitting the response for ‘kidnapping’ party lawmaker Khawaja Asif earlier Tuesday if he is not released shortly.

During a media talk, Maryam Nawaz said earlier he could not convince the investigation committee on how he possessed wealth beyond his income.

Government is visibly fraught with distress over Pakistan Democratic Movement, said Maryam, adding that now it is going for desperate measures.

Khawaja Asif’s arrest goes on to show how anxious the government has become as it reckoned the power of PDM, said Maryam Nawaz.

Asif has told NAB to do whatever it could do as he and the party are ready for whatever the consequences may be, she said.

Even the courts have often acknowledged and admitted that NAB has become a tool of political engineering in Pakistan, she said.

Maryam further claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan is using the accountability bureau for political vengeance.

She said Asif is not arrested but is kidnapped and that NAB detained him without any case on the behest of Imran Khan.

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NAB Arrests Khawaja Asif In Assets More Than Income Case

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