PM’s aide Shahzain Bugti quits post, announces support for opposition after meeting Chairman PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference along with Shahzain Bugti on the eve of the latter resigning from the federal cabinet, said that he is grateful to Shahzain Bugti.Shahzain Bugti hosted us at the time of the Senate election, and today when the country is at a crossroad where the future of the country and democracy are at stake, the country is looking at the parliament to emerge from this crisis.Chairman Bilawal said that this is a timely and courageous decision by Shahzain Bugti. He said that many respectable politicians who truly represent their constituencies made efforts to raise their voice for the people. Imran Khan betrayed his allies the same way that he ditched the people and the opposition. As long as true representatives of Balochistan and all of the country do not come forward, the problems of the people cannot be solved.

We are grateful to the Jamhoori Wattan Party and Shahzain Bugti for taking this brave decision. The issues of Balochistan are very complicated and the people of Balochistan have not gotten justice in our history. If we have to save Pakistan, we have to give justice to the people. Chairman PPP said that those who are trying to harm Pakistan are wrong to think that they can hurt Pakistan through Balochistan. When we hold free and fair elections post electoral reforms, true representatives from all over the country will be elected. Then, the decisions we take together will be for the benefit of the country. Shahzain Bugti has announced his decision after working with those people for three years. He is a brave man who stands by his words. We believe that the new generation is responsible for the legacy of their ancestors. We would have to work hard together for the country, which should be for the long-term.

Answering the questions of the journalists, Chairman Bilawal said that all of the allies have made their decisions, when they present them before the country is their own choice. If we brought the 18th Amendment, it was for the people. President Zardari was the most powerful president in the country’s history but gave his powers to the parliament and to the provinces. Balochistan was given a specific protection. Even in a critical condition, Balochistan’s budget cannot be reduced. If President Zardari apologized to the people of Balochistan for past mistakes, he did so as the president of the country and the military’s supreme commander. If we can make hospitals and schools in Sindh, we can do the same in Balochistan. Our effort will be to work with Shahzain Bugti on genuine issues and their solutions.

Chairman Bilawal said that as far as the surprise is concerned, Imran Khan has lost his majority already and it is too late now. All this propaganda and pressurising will not work now. The opposition believes in democracy and will use democratic means to drive out this undemocratic man. We would like to congratulate the country on Imran losing his majority and government. Attacking the parliament and threatening of an emergency are all signs of a desperate man. Those on the losing side use violence to disrupt peace. Imran cannot release a single notification or advice, let alone impose the Governor’s rule or declare an emergency. The opposition is not taking this threat seriously. Each bureaucrat and AC, DCs from KP and other areas have been told to bring people with them to the gathering. At a time when the whole environment is prioritized, it is the credibility of our Chief Justice that the opposition and the government’s representatives were in the Court. We believe that the decision taken by the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court of Pakistan will be for the benefit of the country. It is the Chief Justice’s authority to form a bench as per his wish.

Our demand throughout history has been for the institutions of the country to work within their constitutional boundaries, which is not only in their favour but that of the country. We hope that neutrality is maintained. The no-confidence is the test of neutrality.

It is recorded in history that despite the efforts against her, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto would only talk for democracy and the betterment of the country.The people of Pakistan have learned that the meaning of ‘Naya Pakistan’ is destruction, unemployment and poverty. We will try to help the country emerge from this crisis together, Chairman Bilawal said.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26698/