Miftah regrets bringing up Dar’s relation to Sharifs in tirade on his ouster as finmin

PML-N leader Miftah Ismail on Thursday expressed regret over bringing up Ishaq Dar’s relation to the Sharifs during a tirade on his ouster as finance minister. In a podcast with internet personality Nadir Ali on Wednesday, Ismail said that he was removed as finance minister in September last year and did not want to resign. The PML-N leader also blamed Dar for orchestrating a campaign to undermine him. “Dar used to appear on TV and say he will bring the dollar down,” Ismail said. “He used to make anchors do programmes against me.” The former finance minister also alleged that Dar also used to ask famous anchorpersons to tweet against him. “Dar wanted to become a minister,” Ismail said. “Eventually his desire was fulfilled because he is the father-in-law of Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and he used to stay with him in London as well.”