Opposition lambasted PM over his speech NA.

Islamabad -- PML-N senior leader Khawaja Asif on Thursday lambasted Prime Minister Imran Khan over his speech in the National Assembly in which the premier referred to slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as martyred.

"Imran Khan called Osama bin Laden shaheed. Bin Laden brought terrorism to our lands, he was a terrorist through and through and he premier calls him shaheed?" said Asif during the National Assembly session.

Earlier , Prime Minister Imran delivered an all-encompassing speech in the parliament.

Speaking about the country's relations with the United States, he said Pakistan had to face a lot of "humiliation" despite supporting Washington in the 'war on terror' and was then blamed for the US's failures in Afghanistan.

Recalling an incident that he said caused embarrassment to Pakistan, the premier said: "The Americans came to Abbottabad and killed, martyred Osama bin Laden. When happened after that? The entire world cursed at us and spoke ill of us."

Following the prime minister's speech, Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the spokesperson for Pakistan...

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