Pakistan - Nawaz, Imran two sides of the same coin: Bilawal

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have failed to come up to the expectations of the masses.

He said Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan were two sides of the same coin.

Addressing a public meeting in Fateh Jang, Bilawal sought cooperation of masses to put the country on the track of development and prosperity. He assured the people that the PPP would leave no stone unturned to come up to their expectations.

The PPP chairman vowed to serve the people without any discrimination. He said the recent public meetings of the PPP were eye openers for the opponents who were saying that the party was limited only to one province. He said the poor man of the country knows that the PPP waged struggle for them. He said love for the PPP was in the blood of the people from Punjab to Bolan. 

The PPP chairman said the country is passing through a critical situation. He said the PPP did not bend before any dictator and was never sacred of any terrorist. He said thousands of PPP activists and great leader Benazir Bhutto laid their lives for the country. 

Bilawal alleged that the PML-N has buried the National Action Plan (NAP). He said terrorism could not be eradicated only through an army operation. He called upon the nation to come on one page if it wants to win the war against terrorism. He lashed out at the foreign minister, saying that instead of visiting other countries, he was standing at GT Road and asking people why his Quaid was ousted. He said
here was no foreign policy of the PML-N-led government. He said the present government took record loan during its term. “Mian Sahab, you are disqualified and your government has failed,” he added.

Bilawal also lashed out at the PTI chairman Imran Khan over giving millions of rupees to a madrassa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said dengue virus was unbridled in the province. He said the PTI chairman was deceiving the masses and telling lies constantly with them about development in the province. He said claims of Imran Khan regarding change are mere deceptions. He said today all segments of society including farmers, labourers and textile sector are depressed. 

Central leaders including Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Sardar Saleem Haider and others were present on the occasion. 

Pervaiz Ashraf said Bilawal will contest the next general elections. He was optimistic that the PPP would clinch victory with a landslide margin in next elections under the leadership of Bilawal. 

Yusuf Raza Gilani said the PPP would be ruling the country in 2018. He said Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto had returned to Pakistan to serve the masses, not to rule over them. He termed acquittal of Asif Ali Zardari by accountability court as victory of truth. 

Manzoor Wattoo said the PPP has rendered countless sacrifices for democracy. He said that PPP would continue its mission of serving the masses. 

Nadeem Afzal Chan said all efforts were foiled to wipe out the PPP. He alleged that Sharif family established baseless cases against Asif Zardari, adding that now the accountability court has acquitted him. He said the PPP would not become a party of capitalists. He said there was need to provide justice to people at their doorsteps. 

Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah said Jiyalas of the PPP are still active and enthusiastic. He said there was no doubt in it that a virus of corruption has entered into politics. He said there was a major difference in the PPP and virus affected parties. He said Mian Sahab asks what was his sin despite doing massive corruption. 

“Mian Sahab, you should seek reply of your answer from 220 million people, not us,” he added.

He said the PPP was not waging war for rule. 

Qamar Zaman Kaira said residents of Fateh Jang have responded to those who were saying that the PPP was finished. He said Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Ziaul Haq and others perished but the PPP is still alive.