Gilani the wit: Zardari is our pace attack bowler

January 12, 2012 16:36

Update on the crisis in Pakistan:

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has described President Asif Ali Zardari as the "pace attack bowler" of his political team which is under
attack from "left, right and centre".

Gilani said this while interacting with sportspersons at the launch of state-run broadcaster PTV's new sports channel on the same day when the country's powerful military issued a terse statement criticising him for his remarks on Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja
Pasha.

Former Test cricketer Rameez Raja, one of the hosts for the event, asked the PM if his government, which has faced "many bouncers and yorkers", would be able to hit a six off the last ball of the innings like batsman Javed Miandad.

Gilani replied: "For the last four years, our situation was worse than that of Javed Miandad. There were attacks from left, right and centre and we have been facing them".

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