ISLAMABAD: The diatribe between the country’s political leaders continued as President Asif Ali Zardari resumed his verbal assault at the Sharif brothers on Friday.

Speaking to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers in Lahore, President Zardari said that he was aware of the Sharif brothers’ might, and that he knows how to deal with it.

“I will visit all district headquarters prior to the elections; the political rulers of Punjab will know when we come to power (in Punjab),” said Zardari.

Many have regarded the president’s recent fiery speeches as the formal launch of his party’s election campaign in Punjab.

The people’s party is going to give a tough time to the Sharif brothers in Central Punjab, Zardari said.

“Forcing Musharraf out of the country was my first target. I had only let the line loose on the Sharifs to be able to force Musharraf out,” said Zardari.

“The country’s current political scenario requires that political parties stand united. But the Sharifs will shake hands with no one,” he added.

The PPP Co-Chairperson had earlier lashed out at the Sharif brothers on Thursday in a speech at the Governor House in Lahore.

“Lahore is the PPP’s city. The Sharif brothers are refugees here. They are alive in politics only because of me. The power they are enjoying is a gift of the PPP which can send them home any time, but for the politics of reconciliation of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed that it is following,” the president had said.