PPP to issue legal notice to Imran over allegations against Zardari.

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan People's Party on Saturday announced plans to send a legal notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan after he claimed that PPP co-chair Asif Ali Zardari was involved in creating a new plot to assassinate him.

Addressing the media, PPP leaders Farhatullah Babar, Nayyar Bukhari, and Qamar Zaman Kaira criticised Imran over his allegations. According to the PPP members, the former premier had 'lost his mind' and the party would issue a legal notice demanding he rescinds his allegations.

Bukhari stated the PPP maintained that the accusations by Imran were 'baseless and a lie'.

'Imran Khan has politically died regarding his political thinking and political character. He is afflicted with depression and panic,' he said, adding that in his panic, Imran blamed institutions including the establishment, the Election Commission of Pakistan and the former chief of army staff.

Kaira stated that Imran's politics involved throwing opponents in jail, character assassination, disrespect and spreading panic. He added that Imran's politics were a tenant of fascism, and his governance was not democratic.

'This is not an empty blame, Imran has made a very specific blame that our leaders paid terrorist factions and that intelligence agencies were involved in the conspiracy,' he said. The PPP leader demanded that Imran present his information and...

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