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BAHAWALPUR: Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday defended the Presidency in the latest ‘memogate’ scandal by saying that President Asif Ali Zardari had not written any secret memo to former US admiral Mike Mullen.
“President Zardari is not a child that he would direct Hussain Haqqani to write a memo to Mullen,” Hussain told media representatives.
He also targeted the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) for what he said was the employment of “cheap tactics for political gains” and said that Nawaz Sharif’s campaign against the president had failed.
Speaking regarding the upcoming elections, Hussain said the present government would complete its term and elections would be held on time.
He said his party would go into seat adjustment with the Pakistan People’s Party.
Hussain also advocated the carving out of new provinces and said new provinces should be created.
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