"Hey, Zardari! I think this death threat's for you!"
"Can't be for me. I already got two today!"
"It's got your name on it."
"Give it to Mahmoud. He can't read. He'll never know the difference." |
Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim claimed on Wednesday night that Asif Ali Zardari received murder threats during his visit to Larkana on Sunday and Monday, and the Sindh government alerted police there after Mr Zardari himself informed it of the danger. However, the chief minister declined to provide official security to Mr Zardari, because "we cannot provide security to everybody," he told reporters in Matiari. Mr Zardari "should restrict his movement if he feels unsafe," Dr Rahim said, speaking at a reception in his honour in the town.
| Of course he got death threats. He's in Pakistan, fergawdsake! |
"Asif Zardari himself wrote a letter to us informing that he is facing a threat to his life, and that government should provide him security," Dr Rahim said at the reception, which was hosted by Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, a grandson of the late Sindhi leader G M Syed. The chief minister also said Mr Zardari's Pakistan People's Party had not been offered a share in the present ruling set-up. He specifically denied that the PPP was being offered power in Sindh, or the office of the chairman of the Senate. |