Maryam's 'save daddy' drive has flopped: Firdous.

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said that after the statement of the accountability court judge, the "save daddy campaign" had flopped.

In a tweet, the SAPM said that people of Pakistan elected the prime minister, and the same masses had thrown the looters out of the system through the power of vote.

She said that when the PML-N failed to organising a public rally in Mandi Bahauddin, the party organised a corner meeting.

She said now the PML-N had no support of 'patwaris', district management, and police for organising public rallies, which was the reason they were trying to hold workers' conventions.

Separately, Firdous said the drama of video staged by Maryam Nawaz was a pressure tactic to get rid of the corruption cases.

"The government will not fall into the trap, as an across-the-board accountability process would continue. Such press conferences and corner meetings cannot save the Sharif family," she said while talking to a private news channel.

She said Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz were making efforts to save their political careers. "Both the opposition parties are in a state of disarray, as their leaders have been convicted or are facing corruption cases."

"Maryam' s press conference is an attack on the judiciary. The government, however, will take all steps to keep the sanctity of national institutions intact."

Through the fake and fabricated video, she said the PML-N had tried to make judge Arshad Malik controversial. However, she said the judge's rejection of the video had foiled their attempt. She said the government would go for a forensic audit of the fake video, which would bring the facts to the fore.

Meanwhile, Firdous said Bilawal considered democracy a 'licence to corruption'.

"Mr Bilawal! your meaning of democracy is a licence to corruption. The nation has not forgotten...

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