Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif lambasts PM Imran Khan; affirms 'he is called a puppet in India'

In yet ar scathing attack on incumbent Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, ex-Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that cricketer-turned-politician Khan is called a "puppet" leader in India, as he was installed by powerful military in 2018.

At a virtual Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) general meeting held in Lahore on December 24, Sharif, who is currently undergoing treatment for a heart condition in London, said: "In India, Imran Khan is called a 'puppet' and in United States it is said that he (Imran) has powers even less than that of a mayor," PTI reported. 

Sharif continued his dig against Pakistani leader, saying that this im was because " world kws how he [Imran Khan] has been brought to power. Imran has t come into power by votes of people but with help of () military establishment," three-time former Pakistani premier stressed.

Sharif, 71, who was convicted for two corruption cases in Pakistan, has been living in London since vember 2019. A Lahore High Court had granted him permission to go abroad to get treatment for his heart ailment.

Sharif calls Imran Khan 'Nalayak, Anari'

Similarly, Sharif had labelled Pak's PM Imran Khan earlier as 'nalayak' (worthless), as he accused his centrist populist Tehreek-e-Insaf party of stealing  mandate in 2018 general elections, as a result of which, he said, Pakistanis have been suffering from "inflation, poverty, and unemployment". 

Addressing Pakistani citizens in a video broadcast, Sharif sarcastically mocked Khan for taking country "on path of development," as he asked, "Do you kw how our government had brought out Pakistan from darkness?" 

"Some people stole 2018 election and took country away from path of happiness and success. Later y converted one 'nalayak' (worthless), 'na ahal' (ineligible), and 'anaari' (unskilled) fellow's defeat into victory and let him govern country," former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif had said condemning Pakistan PM Imran Khan.

He accused sitting Pakistan PM for people’s suffering. He n asked citizens to “teach m [Imran Khan government] a lesson."