Either NAB will work, or the economy: Zardari.

ISLAMABAD -- Co-Chairman Pakistan People's Party and former president Asif Ali Zardari took aim at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday, saying that either the watchdog would work, or the economy.

Responding to reporters' questions following his appearance before an accountability court in connection to the mega money laundering and fake bank accounts case, Asif Ali Zardari said both the NAB and the country's economy could not work together.

'The question is, either NAB will work or the economy. Both cannot work together,' he said.

Asked if he thought the current government would last through its five-year tenure, the former president remarked with a smile, 'God forbid.'

On the possibility of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif traveling abroad for medical treatment, Zardari prayed for his health. 'May Allah grant health to everyone. If need be, then he will go. Where [else] will he go?' he replied.

Zardari also confirmed that he would be joining Maulana Fazlur Rehman's opposition alliance.

On Monday, the Zardari and Dr Faryal Talpur appeared in Judge Mohammad Arshad Malik's...