For those commenting on our politics, Imran Khan is merely an excuse; Pakistan's nuclear programme is the real target. Missile technology is being eyed with hostility by adversaries who wish no Muslim nation to possess such power.
میزائل ٹیکنالوجی کو دشمن میلی آنکھ سے دیکھ رہے ہیں، انکی خواہش ہے کسی مسلمان ملک کے پاس ایسی قوت نہ ہو، ہماری سیاست کے بارے میں بیانات دینے والوں کیلئے عمران خان صرف بہانہ ہے، پاکستان کا ایٹمی پروگرام اصل نشانہ ہے۔
بلاول بھٹو زرداری
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