Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday explained why the government has not invited the opposition leaders to the dinner hosted in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Point News / NNI - 16th February, 2019) Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday explained why the government has not invited the opposition leaders to the dinner hosted in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.Taking o twitter, Fawad maintained that the opposition leaders are either in jail in corruption cases, released on bail or under investigation.The opposition leaders facing corruption charges or imprisoned will not be invited to dinner hosted in honour of Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman.
The remaining opposition leaders were not of that caliber to be invited to the dinner.Fawad Chaudhry said in a tweet that absence of seniors opposition in the country was tantamount to a political crises. Lack of serious opposition is a political crisis. We can only hope of a new leadership in the future, asserted Fawad.Sources said that opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have not been invited to the dinner.It is pertinent to mention here that Nawaz Sharif is in police custody, Zardari is facing an investigation into the fake bank accounts case, while Shehbaz is facing a case of alleged misuse of power as Punjab former chief minister in awarding contract of a housing scheme.The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Salman will arrive in Pakistan on Feb 17, the Foreign Office said in a statement. NNI
