Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US representative for Afghanistan, attacks back at Asif Ali Zardari, a former president, and co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) after the latter referred to him as a “double agent”.
The PPP co-chairman should “put the country first and honor the legacy of BB [Benazir Bhutto],” Khalilzad wrote on Twitter.
Khalilzad was a “double agent” who was “on a payroll,” according to Zardari, who said this in an interview with seasoned journalist Hamid Mir that aired on Geo News on Friday.
Zardari was questioned about Khalilzad’s support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the previous government party headed by Imran Khan, during the interview.
In response, Zardari said that Khalilzad was a salaried person. “He is in a lobby and an agent. A double agent of CIA [Central Intelligence Agency].”
When asked about the negative things Khalilzad had written about Zardari in his book, he said: “Of course, why would he write anything good about me? They can’t tolerate anyone who has roots in the country, can save the country, or loves it. Obviously, he won’t write anything nice.”
Reacting to Zardari’s remarks, Khalilzad took to Twitter and wrote, “Responding to Pakistan’s “Mr. 10 Percent”: I do not lobby for anyone or any country and am no one’s agent. I have shared my sincere concern about Pakistan’s triple crisis, which unfortunately is intensifying, and have suggested what should be done.
“Mr. Ten Percent” should put country first and honor BB’s legacy, to preclude a meltdown that will hurt the 220 million people who – unlike him and others like him, do not own posh homes in several countries that they can run away to. The Pakistani establishment and the country’s political leaders must commit to rule of law, starting by not splitting the Supreme Court, but instead, implementing its decisions.”
Taking to Twitter, Zalmay Khalilzad attacks at Zardari:
Responding to Pakistan’s “Mr. 10 Percent”: I do not lobby for anyone or any country and am no one’s agent. I have shared my sincere concern about Pakistan’s triple crisis, which unfortunately is intensifying, and have suggested what should be done. “Mr. Ten Percent” should put…
— Zalmay Khalilzad (@realZalmayMK) April 15, 2023
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