Imran Khan's Party Can Now Fit In A Rickshaw: Nawaz Sharif's Daughter

The entire party of ousted premier Imran Khan can fit in a rickshaw following large-scale defections from Pakistan's main opposition party in the aftermath of the May 9 violence, the ruling PML-N's senior leader Maryam Nawaz has said, in a jibe at the former prime minister.

"Today he is the president, general secretary, chief organiser and spokesperson of the party and the only candidate of his party," Ms Maryam, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President, said while addressing a youth convention in Shujaabad in Punjab province on Sunday.

Now the entire opposition party can fit in a "Qingqi rickshaw" following defections in the wake of the May 9 violence, she said, referring to a type of imported rickshaw in Pakistan.

0ver 20 military installations and government buildings including the military headquarters in Rawalpindi were damaged or torched during the violent protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers following the arrest of Khan in a corruption case by the paramilitary Rangers last month. Khan was later released on bail.