Legitimate opposition puts country over politics: Bilawal

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardai on Saturday tweeted what could be taken as a response to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s address during the Raiwind March.

Bilawal said a legitimate opposition always puts Pakistan first. “Country over politics especially at a time of crisis.”

Good show. Wrong place. Wrong time. Legitimate opposition always puts #Pakistan first. Country over politics especially at a time of crisis.

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) October 1, 2016

On Friday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said his party would not let Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif govern the country if he did not present himself for accountabilioty in the wake of the Panama Leaks.

"We are giving you [Nawaz Sharif] time until Muharram to present yourself for accountability. Your case is open and shut. If Pakistan's institutions do not act, we will not let you rule after Muharram," the PTI chairman said speaking to a mammoth gathering, some five kilometers away from the residence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Read: Imran gives Muharram deadline to PM Nawaz

PML-N leaders were critical of Imran’s timing. Talal Chaudhry speaking to Shahzab Khanzada said the PTI chairman should have waited for the situation at the borders to normalize, adding that the nation needed to send a message of unity across.