Defense Minister Khawaja Asif bemoaned Friday that politics had descended to its “ugliest low” following accusations made against Saudi Arabia by Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
At a news conference in Islamabad, the top official stated, “Our politics has never witnessed such a low […] she (Bushra) has declared herself as Sharia; how much lower can they stoop?”
According to an unusual video message posted on PTI’s official X handle, Khan’s wife claimed that the Saudi authorities were involved in his removal when the former prime minister went to Madina “barefoot” and began getting “their calls” to Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, the head of the army at the time.
There are 2.8 million Pakistani workers in Saudi Arabia. Why even make a comment about Saudi Arabia?