#Pakistan #PPP - Forget 1 million, bring 172 to Parliament: Bilawal tells PM Imran Khan

 

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  Bilawal Bhutto terms splitting of working relationship with MQM-P a conspiracy.
• PPP chairman rejects the involvement of foreign elements behind the no-trust move.
• Bilawal calls 'Kanpen tang rahi hain' video a hoax.

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Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed to hit a double century of MNA’s voting against Prime Minister Imran Khan and challenging him to bring 172 members in parliament and forget about one million, Geo News reported Tuesday.

In an interview with senior journalist Hamid Mir in Geo News Programme Capital Talk, Bilawal Bhutto said that Prime Minister’s statement to target Asif Zardari was nothing short of resorting violence against his political opponents, however, his [PM] threat was intolerable and reprehensible.

“He [Imran Khan] can foresee his defeat as he has started hurling abuse and threatening political rivals, however, he added that PM should not threaten anyone in democracy,” he said.

Bilawal said that Imran Khan had taken an undemocratic step by announcing a rally a day before voting as he could see the defeat clearly.

“Therefore, he wants to stop his own members from casting vote and also want to create an environment of confrontation in Islamabad,” he said

Bilawal went on to say that It’s a democratic war so let’s fight in parliament not on road where Imran Khan has to bring only 172 members and not one million.

'Since day one I'm challenging and irritating Imran Khan'

Bilawal said that since day one he was challenging Imran Khan and that was irritating him, adding, “PM is vexed of me that how can a young boy challenge him and not let him run the government.”

“I had declared him selected on the very first day of his regime and now he maintained his identity as selected in the whole world,” he added.

PPP chairman said that Imran Khan wanted to put Asif Zardari in jail, so he could rule the country for the next five years easily, however, neither did Asif Zardari bow down nor sell himself.

On a question that If opposition successfully sails no-trust motion against PM, what will be the next course of action, Bilawal said, “If the government is ousted, we will go for electoral reforms as we want transparent elections in the country, we will consult with other parties about electoral reforms to conduct elections.”

MQM-P and PPP working relationships were damaged through a conspiracy 

Bilawal Bhutto also termed splitting of working relationship with MQM-P a conspiracy.

“Talks with the MQM-P are not heading just for the no-trust move but also for a working relationship as we want to restore partnership with MQM-P,” he said.

He said that through a conspiracy MQM-P and PPP working relationships was damaged, however, this partnership was in dire need.

Responding to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s statement about the involvement of foreign elements behind the no-trust move against the prime minister, Bilawal Bhutto challenged and asked the PTI leader to unveil the plot.

"I challenge Shah Mehmood to reveal the foreign conspiracy behind the vote of no confidence. For the past three years, I have been telling and demanding of our Opposition friends that we should go on a long march, protest, and vote of no confidence against this government because this regime is engineered and inorganic."

He went on to say that after three years of effort, we [opposition parties] have reached an agreement to depose this government, so where is the foreign hand in this struggle?

The USA has no interest in the politics of Pakistan

PPP’s chairman also rejected US involvement in a no-trust move, saying that, “USA has no interest in politics of Pakistan as the country has gone into the isolation because of him [PM].” 

Bilawal Bhutto also hoped for the success of a no-trust move against the Prime Minister with more than a simple majority.

“All the opposition parties are working hard for the success of no-trust motion and I am sure that we will oust Imran Khan with double century (200) of MNA’s voting against him,” he concluded.

'Kanpen tang rahi hain' video is fake

Bilawal also called a video of him fake, in which he can be seen saying 'Kanpen tang rahi hain' instead of ‘tangen kanp rahi hain’ (Legs are shivering).

"PTI is a master at propaganda and manipulating videos," he claimed. "After watching this clip, I believed it was a slip of the tongue, but there was nothing like that in the original broadcast that I viewed on Geo TV," he added.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/405456-no-trust-motion-bilawal-claims-to-hit-double-century-of-mnas-voting-against-pm

#Pakistan - There were reports that Selected PM Imran Khan would be conspiring against the opposition by initiating fake NAB cases

Central Information Secretary of PPP-P and member of the National Assembly Shazia Atta Marri has said that we have excercised our constitutional and democratic right of no confidence motion against the atrocities of puppet Prime Minister Imran Khan while Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held Awami long march against the bad economic policies of the federal government.

She added that bringing a no-confidence motion on the table against incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan is our constitutional and democratic right. Ms Marri uttered that depriving someone’s from his or her constitutional right is a sheer violation of the Constitution. The puppet Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost his nerves and senses and he is no longer able to rule on the country.

She further said that there were reports that Selected Prime Minister Imran Khan would be conspired against the opposition by initiating the fake NAB cases. We have strongly condemned the threats of government regarding to initiate fake NAB’s enquires. We are being threatened by the federal government with one million people to deprive us of constitutional right while unleashed language and speeches of the federal ministers is provoking the people.

Imran Khan has done nothing but has only increased inflation and unemployment in the country and hurling abuses to his opponents.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26599/

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#Pakistan - 'PM teaching me Urdu': Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari posts hilarious video

 PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari hit back at Prime Minister Imran Khan after he mocked his Urdu during a public gathering in Islamabad.

Taking to Twitter, Bilawal shared a video comprised of various clips of the prime minister of the times his tongue slipped. 

“PM teaching me Urdu,” the PPP chairman captioned the video.

The video starts with the premier mocking Bilawal’s Urdu and saying “kanpen taang rahi hain”, and then urging former president Asif Ali Zardari to “teach his son Urdu.”

Later in the video, the video showed the times when the PM had trouble speaking Urdu. The video received more than 130K views after it was posted. 

A few days ago, Bilawal — while addressing the "Awami March" in Islamabad on Tuesday night — meant to say "Islamabad me tangen kanp rahi hain" (Legs are shivering in Islamabad) to mock the incumbent PTI-led government for having a hard time due to the no-trust motion submitted against the PM. 

However, he ended up saying "Islamabad me kanpen taang rahi hain", mistakenly swapping a couple of Urdu letters due to his fervour while making the speech.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/405050-pm-teaching-me-urdu-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-posts-hilarious-video

#Pakistan #PPP - There were reports that Selected PM Imran Khan would be conspiring against the opposition by initiating fake NAB cases

Central Information Secretary of PPP-P and member of the National Assembly Shazia Atta Marri has said that we have excercised our constitutional and democratic right of no confidence motion against the atrocities of puppet Prime Minister Imran Khan while Chairman of PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held Awami long march against the bad economic policies of the federal government.

She added that bringing a no-confidence motion on the table against incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan is our constitutional and democratic right. Ms Marri uttered that depriving someone’s from his or her constitutional right is a sheer violation of the Constitution. The puppet Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost his nerves and senses and he is no longer able to rule on the country.

She further said that there were reports that Selected Prime Minister Imran Khan would be conspired against the opposition by initiating the fake NAB cases.

We have strongly condemned the threats of government regarding to initiate fake NAB’s enquires. We are being threatened by the federal government with one million people to deprive us of constitutional right while unleashed language and speeches of the federal ministers is provoking the people.

Imran Khan has done nothing but has only increased inflation and unemployment in the country and hurling abuses to his opponents.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26599/

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#Pakistan - I don’t think the prime minister will be able to retain his majority in parliament and survive in office - Writing’s on the wall

Abbas Nasir

ANALYSTS normally put a question mark at the end of headlines like the one above as none of us are brave enough to stick our neck out, and continue to hedge our bets. The major pitfall is that it leaves the reader none the wiser, given all the caveats and ifs and buts.

I believe it is time to say it like it is. I don’t think the prime minister will be able to retain his majority in parliament and survive in office, some five months after preferring to pin his hopes on one individual and losing the backing of an institution in the bargain.

No. I don’t have a fly on the fall in any office of significance in Rawalpindi, Aabpara, Islamabad, to reach this conclusion; neither do I have sources embedded in the system or among those that press its various levers. All I have done is to juxtapose various events, statements and the tone and tenor of some of those statements. That has brought into sharp focus the endgame being played out; it could be a matter of days, at best a couple of weeks.Even by the PM’s own standards, the invective he has let fly this week was in such bad taste that it spoke of desperation; the ‘cornered tiger’, as some of his supporters see him, is trapped and lashing out, throwing caution to the wind with not a care for the consequences. The intensity of his verbal assaults on the opposition may have gone up dozens of notches in literally a week when he suddenly seemed to realise that his perch was too precarious for comfort and the opposition challenge serious and potent.

The PM’s dissatisfaction could easily be likened to the ‘you are either with us or against us’ stance.

But, for someone, who has avowedly been anti-US, save for when Trump was in the White House, he took a leaf out of George Dubya’s book when he lashed out at the military’s publicly stated and reiterated ‘neutrality’ in the political game being played out in the country. “There is no such thing as neutrality. Only animals are neutral,” he told cheering supporters at a public meeting in Lower Dir, a day after the ISPR spokesman had curtly told two questioners at his media briefing that the military was steering clear of politics.

Imran Khan’s dissatisfaction with that stance could easily be likened to Dubya’s ‘you are either with us or against us’ challenge to the world after the 9/11 attacks on the US, leaving no room for neutrality for any nation. The US was gravely wounded and enraged at that point in time and was getting ready to assert its enormous military might, so it told friends and foes alike there was no stopping it. To what long-term consequences is another debate. In our case, the consequences won’t take long.

Ironically, if the prime minister’s words were meant to rally/galvanise support of members of the National Assembly that make up his rather fragile majority, they may have backfired as they confirmed the worst nightmare of the wavering MNAs.From the destabilisation of the last government through the run-up to the election to polling day; from government formation to the often witnessed rendering of the opposition majority in the Senate into a humiliating minority, the sort of brazen support and mollycoddling, the governing party was used to, was no more.The realisation that their leader’s comfort blanket as also their own had been wrested and they were on their own now and, far more significantly, in any election to come over the coming six to 18 months, made their decision easy. Particularly, with a resurgent PML-N appearing a much safer bet, given the results of the by-elections and the more recent Punjab opinion polls.

Whereas those PTI MNAs now convinced that even the floor-crossing disqualification may be a small price to pay for the longevity of their political careers, the government allies have no such price to pay. With the shepherd now uninterested in herding them in one particular direction, the allies are free to go where they want.

If the PML-Q’s unofficial spokesman Tariq Bashir Cheema’s public grouse that his party was being offered a lollipop ahead of the no-confidence vote and that ‘hum bachchay nahi hein’ (we aren’t kids) was not enough, the very public spat between two federal ministers left very few doubts about the unfolding scenario.

A visibly irate Shaikh Rashid, without naming the PML-Q said he wasn’t ‘like those who with five-odd votes were blackmailing for the Punjab chief minister’s position’. His cabinet colleague, PML-Q’s Moonis Elahi tweeted right back saying Mr Rashid was attacking those whose elders used to give him money during his student days.

While the lack of commitment from the MQM and GDA did not lead to a public argument, despite an air dash to Karachi by the PM, it was clear the MQM was seeking guarantees from the opposition allies of the PPP that if it were to support the no-trust move, the concessions promised by the PPP would be delivered.The GDA’s Pir Pagaro was ‘too ill’ to receive the prime minister and the latter returned without seeing him. In desperation the PTI and Imran Khan seem to be upping the ante and calling on supporters to gather in Islamabad when the vote takes place so the MNAs violating the party whip can be confronted in the streets.To obviate any law and order situation, I suspect the PTI allies will be encouraged to make their position clear within a few days so the message to the government is loud and clear ie confronting its own dissenting MNAs or the opposition in ‘D’ Chowk and the streets will serve no purpose.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1679740/writings-on-the-wall

Russia-Ukraine war could derail Pakistan’s economy, devalue country’s currency: Experts

With the increase in global prices of oil and gas amid the Russia-Ukraine War, Pakistan could be adversely impacted leading to devaluation of the country’s currency, increasing current account deficit and spiking inflation, say experts.

The economic sanctions imposed on Russia may also derail other initiatives under consideration between Russia and Pakistan as part of ‘Cooperation Roadmap 2021-26’. This will affect delivery and maintenance of transport aircraft and helicopters, modernization and repair of Pakistan railways, construction including up-gradation of industrial facilities in metallurgy, chemical and pharma sectors and power engineering.It will also have a negative impact on the Pakistan army’s modernization plan for tanks and overhaul of the Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 aircraft. Implementation of USD 2.5 billion Pakistan stream gas pipeline may also get delayed.

On the other hand, experts also view that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict would provide Islamabad with an opportunity to enhance bilateral ties with Moscow by remaining neutral and finalizing its long-term agreements in LNG, LPG & crude oil at competitive prices to fulfil its energy requirements.

Pakistan observers noted that Islamabad could exploit Russia’s edge in science & technology by seeking transfer of technology in the fields of science, space, medical and artificial intelligence.Pakistan could offer country-specific special zones to Russian investors for boosting investment and also seek the latter’s help to manufacture high-quality steel & high-quality containers in Pakistan.On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine after the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics requested help in ‘defending themselves.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the special operation is targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure only and the civilian population is not in danger.

The West however denies these claims by the Russians and in response, Western nations have imposed comprehensive sanctions on Moscow. In addition, they introduced sanctions on Belarus for supporting Russia’s operation in Ukraine.

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عمران گھبرا گئے، ارکان کو ووٹ ڈالنے سے روک رہے ہیں، بلاول

 پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا ہے کہ وزیراعظم کو

نکالنے کیلئے ہر کسی سے ہاتھ ملائیں گے، عمران گھبرا گئے، ارکان کو ووٹ ڈالنے سے روک رہے ہیں، عوام نےعمران خان کو عدم اعتماد کا چیلنج دیدیا،حکومتی ترجمان ووٹ نہ گننے کی دھمکیاں دے رہے.

ارکان کی گرفتا ریاں ہورہی ہیں، عدلیہ ،الیکشن کمیشن نوٹس لیں، ہمارے نمبر پورے،تبھی عمران گالیوں پر اتر آیا، بتائیں جانور کسے کہا؟ فارن فنڈنگ کیس کا فیصلہ جلد کیا جائے۔

 ان خیالات کا اظہار انہوں نے زرداری ہاؤس اسلام آباد میں ایک پریس کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کیا۔ انھوں نے کہا کہ عمران ایک غیر جمہوری آدمی ہے اور جمہوریت، قانون اور انصاف پر یقین نہیں رکھتا۔ وہ فکسڈ میچ پر یقین رکھتا ہے اور انتخابات میں دھاندلی کرنا جانتا ہے۔

وزیراعظم عدم اعتماد میں بھی دھاندلی کرنا چاہتا ہے ہم اس شکست خوردہ شخص کو اسکی اجازت نہیں دینگے۔ چیئرمین پی پی پی نے کہا کہ آئین کا آرٹیکل6بالکل واضح ہے اور یہ قانون ہر اس شخص پر لاگو ہوتا ہے جو آئین طریقہ کار میں گڑ بڑ کرنا چاہتا ہے۔

 اسکے ترجمان کہہ رہے ہیں کہ ووٹوں کو نہیں گنا جائے گا اور پولیس پارلیمنٹ لاجز پر دھاوا بول کر اراکین پارلیمنٹ کو گرفتار کر رہی ہے۔ اس عمل سے کیا پیغام دیا جا رہا ہے۔

 بلاول نے سپریم کورٹ کے چیف جسٹس، اسلام آباد کے ہائی کورٹ کے چیف جسٹس اور چیف الیکشن کمشنر سے اپیل کی کہ وہ ہر پارلیمنٹیرین کے ووٹ کے حق کا تحفظ کریں۔ کسی کو ووٹ دینے سے نہیں روکا جانا چاہیے۔

 یہ ایک سازش ہے جس سے پارلیمنٹ کے اراکین کو ان کے حق سے محروم کیے جانے کا ارادہ ہے۔ ہم اسے برداشت نہیں کریں گے۔ جو شخص ہار رہا ہوتا ہے وہ گالیاں دینا شروع کر دیتا ہے یا بال ٹمپرنگ کرتا ہے۔ ہم اس شکست خوردہ شخص کو عوام کا مینڈیٹ چوری کرنے کی اجازت نہیں دیں گے۔

یہ صرف عمران خان کے خلاف عدم اعتماد نہیں بلکہ اس معاشی بحران کے خلاف بھی ہے جس سے عوام مہنگائی اور بیروزگاری کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں۔ یہ عدم اعتماد اس خارجہ پالیسی کے خلاف بھی ہے جس نے پاکستان کو دنیا بھر میں تنہا کر دیا ہے، ہمارے دوستوں سے ہمیں دور کر دیا ہے اور دشمنوں سے دشمنی بڑھا دی ہے، ہم نہیں چاہتے کہ پاکستان کی معاشی اور خارجہ پالیسی کو ایک شخص کی وجہ سے نقصان پہنچے یا ہمارے ادارے متنازع بن جائیں۔

بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ ملکی تاریخ میں کوئی بھی وزیراعظم اس قدر مایوسی کا شکار نہیں ہوا ہے کہ ہر کسی کو گالی دینے پر اتر آیا ہے۔ ہم اس وزیراعظم سے پوچھنا چاہتے ہیں کہ اس نے اپنی تقریر میں جانور کسے کہا ہے؟ یہ تو صاف ظاہر ہے کہ ہمارے نمبر پورے ہیں، نہیں تو یہ عمران خان اس وقت اتنا بوکھلایا ہوا نہیں ہوتا۔

انھوں نے عمران خان کو چیلنج کیا کہ اسمبلی کا اجلاس بلائے اور اپنے اراکین کو ووٹ دینے کی اجازت دے۔ ہمارا عدم اعتماد کامیاب ہوگا۔ ہماری حکومتی اتحادیوں سے ملاقاتیں توقع سے بڑھ کر کامیاب ہوئی ہیں۔

https://jang.com.pk/news/1061497

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Imran Khan Compares Pakistan Army With 'animals' For Not Backing Him Before Trust Vote

 By Bhavyata Kagrana

Amid chaos in the Pakistan Government where a no-confidence motion has been submitted against PM Imran Khan, Pakistan's Army has chosen to remain neutral

Slamming the Pakistan Army's 'neutrality' and refusal to back him and his PTI in the face of the no-confidence motion the Opposition has proposed against him, the country's Prime Minister Imran Khan said "Allah didn't allow us to be neutral as only animals are neutral".

Addressing a public gathering at the Dir Scouts ground in the Balambat area of Lower Dir district on Friday, March 10, Imran Khan also added that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa asked him not to call Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman ‘diesel’ but went on to do it anyway.

Days after a no-confidence motion was submitted against Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, he had showered confidence in the Army being on his side. However, the Pakistani Army pulled the carpet out from under his feet and said that it doesn’t want to be dragged into politics.

In his speech, the PM also slammed the three party leaders - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party co-chair Zardari, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Rehman, who have joined forces to file a no-trust motion against him, citing the government’s inability to control inflation, which has harmed ordinary people.

No-confidence motion against Imran Khan

On Tuesday, the Pakistan Opposition submitted a no-trust motion against Imran Khan with the country's National Assembly secretariat. Reportedly, the document was signed by more than 100 lawmakers even as only 68 members, i.e 20% of the total House strength of 342 were required to sign the motion. As per the rules of procedure, an emergency Assembly session will have to be convened by March 22 and the vote will have to be held between March 26-30.

As Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has only 155 members in the 342-member National Assembly, the government's survival depends on the support of allies such as MQM-P (7 seats), BAP (5 seats), PML(Q) (5 seats), GDA (3 seats), AML (1 seat), JWP (1 seat) and 2 Independents.

On the other hand, the opposition has a total of 162 seats - 10 short of 172 required to topple Imran Khan's government. While the opposition is short of numbers at present, it has reached out to both PML(Q) as well as MQM-P.

https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/pakistan-news/imran-khan-compares-pak-army-with-animals-for-not-backing-him-amid-no-confidence-motion-articleshow.html

Paki Prime Minister Imran Khan, Facing No-Confidence Vote, Turns To Insults, Threats: Report

Imran Khan, in his address also threatened that a sea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers would storm Islamabad a day before voting on the no-confidence resolution tabled by the opposition in the National Assembly against him.Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday used derogatory language for Opposition leaders and threatened them with consequences once the motion fails, local media reported.Imran Khan launched a scathing attack on the troika of opposition figures, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif, the three leaders who are spearheading the no-trust move against him while addressing a public meeting at Dir Scouts Ground in Balambat, Pakistan's Dawn reported.

Imran Khan referred to the trio of Opposition leaders as "Showbaz Sharif, Diesel and Dakoo".

Imran Khan, however, kept his choicest slur for the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) [JUI-F] chief, brushing aside advice that he himself said had been received from the head of the country's armed forces, the report further said.

"I was just talking to Gen Bajwa (Pakistan Army Chief) and he told me not to refer to Fazl as 'diesel'. But I am not the one who is saying that. The people have named him diesel," Imran Khan reportedly said referring to JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman.Maulana Fazlur Rehman lashed out at Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and told him to "keep his fight political," after the Pakistani PM's verbal assault.He was speaking at the press conference organized by JUI-F chief along with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistani broadcaster Geo News reported.

Imran Khan, in his address also threatened that a sea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers would storm Islamabad a day before voting on the no-confidence resolution tabled by the opposition in the National Assembly against him.

The Prime Minister reiterated that opposition leaders would face his wrath after the no-trust motion failed. "It was my dream that the opposition submits a no-confidence resolution against me in the NA (National Assembly)," he said, adding that the move would fail and the opposition would meet a shameful defeat, the report further said.

IMran Khan went on to talk about his government's achievements including the announcement of the recent 'relief measures' which reduced the prices of fuel and electricity tariffs by ₹ 10 and ₹ 5 respectively.

The comments come a day after Islamabad Police entered Parliament Lodges and made 19 arrests including key opposition members of the National Assembly.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistan-pm-imran-khan-facing-no-confidence-motion-turns-to-insults-threats-report-2818526

جس طرح سے ایک عام آدمی کو پولنگ بوتھ میں جا کر ووٹ دینے کا حق ہے اسی طرح یہ پارلیمنٹیرینز کا حق بھی ہے کہ وہ عدم اعتماد پر اپنا ووٹ ڈالیں، چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹوزرداری

چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے زرداری ہاﺅس اسلام آباد میں ایک پریس کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ پاکستانی

عوام کی جانب سے عمران خان کو عدم اعتماد کا چیلنج دے دیا گیا ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ دس دن کے عوامی مارچ نے یہ ثابت کردیا کہ عوام عمران خان پر اعتماد نہیں کرتے۔ چیئرمین بلاول نے کہا کہ یہ پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے کارکنوں کی تین سالہ جدوجہد کا نتیجہ ہے کہ ملک بھر کی جمہوری قوتیں اس غیرجمہوری شخص کو جمہوری انداز سے چیلنج کر رہی ہیں۔ یہ ہمارا حق ہے اور یہ پارلیمانی طریقہ ہے۔ جس طرح سے ایک عام آدمی کو پولنگ بوتھ میں جا کر ووٹ دینے کا حق ہے اسی طرح یہ پارلیمنٹیرینز کا حق بھی ہے کہ وہ عدم اعتماد پر اپنا ووٹ ڈالیں۔ عمران گھبرا گیا ہے اور گالیوں کا استعمال کر رہا ہے کیونکہ اس کو شکست صاف نظر آرہی ہے۔ کوئی بھی محترم آدمی اگر وزیراعظم ہوتا تو اسے احساس ہو جاتا کہ اس کے پاس نمبرز موجود نہیں۔

 عمران ایک غیرجمہوری آدمی ہے اور جمہوریت، قانون اور انصاف پر یقین نہیں رکھتا۔ وہ فکسڈ میچ پر یقین رکھتا ہے اور انتخابات میں دھاندلی کرنا جانتا ہے۔ وزیراعظم عدم اعتماد میں بھی دھاندلی کرنا چاہتا ہے۔ ہم اس شکست خوردہ شخص کو اس کی اجازت نہیں دیں گے۔ ملک کے عوام اسے دھاندلی کرنے کی اجازت نہیں دے گی۔ چیئرمین پی پی پی نے کہا کہ آئین کا آرٹیکل 6بالکل واضح ہے اور یہ قانون ہر اس شخص پر لاگو ہوتا ہے جو آئین طریقہ کار میں گڑ بڑ کرنا چاہتا ہے۔ اس کے ترجمان کہہ رہے ہیں کہ ووٹوں کو نہیں گنا جائے گا اور پولیس پارلیمنٹ لاجز پر دھاوا بول کر اراکین پارلیمنٹ کو گرفتار کر رہی ہے۔ اس عمل سے کیا پیغام دیا جا رہا ہے۔ 

چیئرمین بلاول نے سپریم کورٹ کے چیف جسٹس، اسلام آباد کے ہائی کورٹ کے چیف جسٹس اور چیف الیکشن کمشنر سے اپیل کی کہ وہ ہر پارلیمنٹیرین کے ووٹ کے حق کا تحفظ کریں۔ کسی کو ووٹ دینے سے نہیں روکا جانا چاہیے۔ یہ ایک سازش ہے جس سے پارلیمنٹ کے اراکین کو ان کے حق سے محروم کیے جانے کا ارادہ ہے۔ ہم اسے برداشت نہیں کریں گے۔ ہم ہر اس شخص سے جس نے آئین پاکستان کی حفاظت کی قسم کھائی ہوئی ہے اپیل کرتے ہیں کہ وہ اس بات کو یقینی بنائیں کہ آئینی طریقہ کار اختیار کیا جائے۔ یہی وہ واحد طریقہ ہے جس سے ہم موجودہ بحران سے نکل سکتے ہیں۔ ملک کا ایک قانون ہوتا ہے۔ ہم پر امن جمہوری لوگ ہیں اور عوامی مارچ میں پورے ملک میں ایک پتھر بھی نہیں پھینکا گیا۔ ووٹ دینا پارلیمنٹیرینز کا حق ہے اور وہ ہر صورت میں ووٹ دیں گے۔ چیئرمین پی پی پی نے کہا کہ پاکستانی قوم جانتی ہے کہ جو شخص ہار رہا ہوتا ہے وہ گالیاں دینا شروع کر دیتا ہے یا بال ٹمپرنگ کرتا ہے۔ ہم اس شکست خوردہ شخص کو عوام کا مینڈیٹ چوری کرنے کی اجازت نہیں دیں گے۔ یہ صرف عمران خان کے خلاف عدم اعتماد نہیں بلکہ اس معاشی بحران کے خلاف بھی ہے جس سے عوام مہنگائی اور بیروزگاری کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں۔ یہ عدم اعتماد اس خارجہ پالیسی کے خلاف بھی ہے جس نے پاکستان کو دنیا بھر میں تنہا کر دیا ہے، ہمارے دوستوں سے ہمیں دور کر دیا ہے اور دشمنوں سے دشمنی بڑھا دی ہے۔ یہ عدم اعتماد معاشرے میں انارکی کے خلاف بھی ہے جو عمران خان کی پیدا کردہ ہے۔ ہم اس عدم اعتماد کے بعد صاف اور شفاف انتخابات کی طرف جائیں گے۔ ہم ایسا ماحول چاہتے ہیں جہاں عوامی نمائندے مل کر بیٹھیں اور شفاف انتخابات ہوں تاکہ جو حکومت بنے اس کے پاس عوام کا مینڈیٹ ہو۔ ہم نہیں چاہتے کہ پاکستان کی معاشی اور خارجہ پالیسی کو ایک شخص کی وجہ سے نقصان پہنچے یا ہمارے ادارے متنازع بن جائیں۔

 عمران خان نے نہ صرف اس عدم اعتماد میں دھاندلی کی کوشش کی ہے بلکہ آئندہ ہونے والے انتخابات میں دھاندلی میں بھی کوشش کی ہے۔ اس شخص کا فارن فنڈنگ کیس ابھی تک ای سی پی میں زیر التوا ہے اور ہم ای سی پی سے درخواست کرتے ہیں کہ اس کیس کا فیصلہ جلد از جلد کیا جائے۔ عوام کو یہ بات پتہ ہونی چاہیے کہ کس نے عمران خان کو بھارت اور اسرائیل سے فنڈنگ کی ہے۔ سوالات کے جوابات دیتے ہوئے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ وہ اس عدم اعتماد پر فخر محسوس کرتے ہیں کیونکہ یہ ملک کی تاریخ کا پہلا جمہوری عدم اعتماد ہے جس کی حمایت پاکستان کے عوام کر رہے ہیں۔ عمران خان کے بیانات مایوسی اور گھبراہٹ کی نشاندہی کر رہے ہیں جس پر ہمیں توجہ نہیں دینی چاہیے۔ پاکستان کی تاریخ میں کوئی بھی وزیراعظم اس قدر مایوسی کا شکار نہیں ہوا ہے کہ ہر کسی کو گالی دینے پر اتر آیا ہے۔ ہم اس وزیراعظم سے پوچھنا چاہتے ہیںکہ اس نے اپنی تقریر میں جانور کسے کہا ہے؟ وزیراعظم کی یہ مایوس کن کوششیں کامیاب نہیں ہوں گی۔ آنے والا وقت بہت مشکل ہے اور عمران خان کی تباہی کا سونامی ہمارے سامنے کھڑا ہوگا۔ یہ وقت اس بات کا تقاضا کرتا ہے کہ سب لوگ ساتھ مل کر کام کریں اور عمران خان کے دئیے ہوئے اس بحران سے نکلیں۔ ہم ایسا ماحول بنانے میں کامیاب ہو جائیں گے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ اس غیرجمہوری شخص کو نکالنے کے لئے ہم نے اپنی کوششوں میں کوئی تاخیر نہیں کی۔ ہم نے انتخابی اصلاحات کے لئے ہر ایک سے بات کرنا ہوگی۔ سیاست اسی طرح کی جاتی ہے کہ ہم دوسروں کی باتیں سنیںا ور اپنا تناظر انہیں بتائیں اور اس کے بعد کسی سمجھوتے پر پہنچیں۔ یہ کسی ایک شخص کا ملک نہیں ہے اور عوام کے مفاد میں سیاسی پارٹیوں کے نمائندوں سے ہم بات کرتے رہیں گے۔ یہ تو صاف ظاہر ہے کہ ہمارے نمبر پورے ہیں، نہیں تو یہ عمران خان اس وقت اتنا بوکھلایا ہوا نہیں ہوتا۔ انہوں نے عمران خان کو چیلنج کیا کہ اسمبلی کا اجلاس بلائے اور اپنے اراکین کو ووٹ دینے کی اجازت دے۔ ہمارا عدم اعتماد کامیاب ہوگا۔ ہماری حکومتی اتحادیوں سے ملاقاتیں توقع سے بڑھ کر کامیاب ہوئی ہیں۔ چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ ہم جمہوریت پر یقین رکھتے ہیں اور پر اعتماد ہیں اور خوش بھی ہیں کہ ہمارا مخالف اس قدر گھبرایا ہوا ہے۔ ہم جیت کی تیاری کر رہے ہیں۔ عمران خان آج اتنی مشکل میں نہیں ہوتا اگر اس نے میثاق جمہوریت سے کچھ سیکھا ہوتا۔

 ہمیں معلوم ہوا ہے کہ عمران جہاں بھی تقریر کرنے جاتا ہے وہاں اسکول بند کر دئیے جاتے ہیں اور بچوں کو زبردستی جلسوں میں حاضری کروائی جاتی ہے۔ اس کے جلسوں میں تالیاں نہیں بجتی تو تالیاں بجوانے کی آڈیو چلوائی جاتی ہیں۔ عمران کی دھمکیاں اس کے خلاف جائیں گی۔ چیئرمین پی پی پی نے عمران خان کو مستعفی ہونے کا مشورہ دیا۔

 چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ ایم کیو ایم سے ہمیں کچھ مسائل تھے لیکن دونوں پارٹیاں اب یہ سمجھتی ہیں کہ عوام کی حالت بہتر کرنے کا زیادہ موقع اگر ہم ساتھ مل کر کام کریں۔ ہمیں ہر مسئلے پر متفق ہونے کی ضرورت نہیں اور ہم بات چیت کے ذریعے کسی سمجھوتے پر پہنچ سکتے ہیں۔

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26591/

 

#Pakistan - No one can stop the parliamentarians from voting-Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference at Zardari House Islamabad, said that the challenge of the no-confidence that Imran Khan is facing is given by the Pakistani people. PPP’s 10-day long Awami march proved that the people no longer trust Imran Khan.Chairman Bilawal said that it is a result of the PPP workers’ three-year long struggle that all the democratic forces of the country are using democratic means to challenge this undemocratic person. This is our right and a parliamentary tool. Just like it is the common man’s right to go to the voting booth and cast their vote, it is a parliamentarian’s right to vote in the no-confidence. Imran Khan is using abusive language since he is panicking and can clearly see his defeat. A respectable man should have himself realized that he does not have the numbers. Imran is an undemocratic man and does not believe in democracy, law or justice. He believes in a fixed match and only knows how to rig the elections. The prime minister is not trying to win the no-confidence but wants to rig. We will not let this defeated man rig anything. The people of the country will not let him rig anything.

Chairman PPP said that Article 6 of our constitution is very clear and applies to every person who wishes to meddle with a constitutional process. When everyone can see that this man is trying to commit rigging, his representatives are announcing to not count votes and the police is forcefully barging into the parliament lodges to arrest honorable members, what message is being sent out?

Chairman Bilawal appealed to the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Chief Election Commissioner to protect the voting rights of every parliamentarian. He said that no one should be stopped from casting their vote, whether they belong to the opposition or the treasury benches. There is an ongoing conspiracy to deprive the members of the parliament of their right. We will not tolerate this. We appeal to every single democratic individual who has sworn an oath to protect the constitution of Pakistan to ensure that the constitutional process is followed. This is the sole solution that can help the country emerge from this crisis. We cannot run this country on the rule of the jungle. There has to be a law of the land. We are peaceful and democratic people who did not throw a single pebble during a 10-day long protest all over the country. It is the right of the parliamentarians to cast their vote, and they will do so.

Chairman PPP said that the Pakistani nation knows that it is symbolic of the losing team to use abusive language and engage in ball-tampering. We will not let this defeated man rob the mandate of the people. This no-confidence is not only against Imran Khan but also against the economic crisis that has engulfed every Pakistani who is now facing inflation and unemployment. This no-confidence is against the foreign policy that has isolated Pakistan in the world and created distances with our friends as well as worsened the situation with our enemies. This no-confidence is against the polarized anarchy we are headed towards as a society, caused by Imran Khan. We want to head towards free and fair elections after the no-confidence. We want to create an environment in which the representatives of the people sit together and transparent elections are held so that a government that has the mandate of the people is formed.

We cannot tolerate for Pakistan’s economic and foreign policies to be harmed because of a single man, or for the institutions to be made controversial. Imran Khan did not only intend to rig the no-confidence, but also the upcoming elections. This man’s foreign funding case is still pending in the Election Commission of Pakistan. We request the ECP to announce its decision regarding this case at its earliest. The nation should know which foreigners belonging to India and Israel funded this man.Responding to questions, Chairman Bilawal said that the reason he is proud of this no-confidence as this is the first democratic one in the country’s history and is backed by the people of Pakistan. He said that the statements of the prime minister are a result of sheer panic and desperation, and should not be given attention. No prime minister in the history of Pakistan has ever been so desperate, who feels compelled to abuse everyone.

We would like to ask the PM who he termed as ‘animals’ in his speech. The prime minister’s desperate efforts will not be successful. The coming time is very difficult and the result of Imran Khan’s tsunami will be before us. This calls for an environment where people work together to help this country emerge from the crises caused by Imran Khan. We will be successful in creating such an atmosphere.

He said that no delay was taken in his efforts to approach those who could aid in the removal of this undemocratic man. If we want electoral reforms, we would have to work with everyone. This is how politics is done, listening to others, putting forth our perspective and then reaching a compromise. This country is not of a single person. Talking to representatives of political parties for the betterment of the people is something we will continue to do.Would Imran Khan be so baffled had our numbers not been complete, Chairman PPP asked. I challenge Imran Khan to hold a session and let his members vote. Our no-confidence will be successful. Our meetings with the former allies of the government have exceeded expectations.

Chairman Bilawal said that we believe in democracy and are confident as well as happy to see that our opponent is so worried. We are preparing for a win. Imran would not have been in such trouble had he learnt from the Charter of Democracy.

We have come to know that schools are being closed wherever Imran Khan is holding speeches and the students are being made to attend. Audio of applause is being played via soundtracks.

Chairman PPP said that it is his advice to Imran Khan that he should resign. Imran’s threats will go against him.

Chairman Bilawal said that we have had issues with the MQM but both political parties are of the view that we have a better chance of improving people’s lives if we work together. We do not need to agree on every issue but there is scope for common ground to be reached.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26589/

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#Pakistan: Budget deficit hits record PKR 4.3 tr

The Pakistani budget deficit is Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 4.3 trillion, the highest ever.

The PKR 4.3 trillion budget deficit will be equal to 8 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the basis of the old base year of the economy. It will stay high though the Pakistani government has squeezed the federal development budget by at least PKR 200 billion.

But the revised GDP base year has not yet been approved by the governing council of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune reported on Thursday. The gap of PKR 4.3 trillion is being bridged by taking more domestic and international loans.

This year, the Pakistani government has imposed a PKR 360 billion mini-budget and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) made windfall gains in tax collection on higher imports and higher inflation, despite all these efforts, the fiscal deficit went PKR 318 billion higher than the target set by the Pakistani government in June last year.

“The increase in current expenditures is expected due to rising interest payments, Covid-19 related spending, energy subsidies, social safety net expenditures and running of civil government,” the Ministry of Finance report was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune.

Pakistan’s Finance Ministry is planning to adjust the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) whose spending remained only slightly above half of the money that the government had authorised for spending in the first half of the current fiscal year.Total expenditures of the federal government are still shown less than PKR 8.5 trillion, although huge slippages are expected due to the PM’s relief package-related spending.During the first half, the non-tax revenue collection came in at only PKR 715 billion, even lower than the previous fiscal year.

The cabinet was informed that the non-tax revenue collection was equal to only 69 per cent of the half-year estimate due to less collection of a petroleum development levy, gas infrastructure development cess (GIDC) and dividends from government-owned companies, The Express Tribune reported.

https://theprint.in/world/pakistan-budget-deficit-hits-record-pkr-4-3-tr/868346/

آصف زرداری کی پارلیمنٹ لاجز پر پولیس آپریشن کی مذمت

 سابق صدر آصف علی زرداری نے پارلیمنٹ لاجز پر پولیس کے آپریشن کی

مذمت کی ہے۔

ایک بیان میں آصف علی زرداری نے کہا کہ کٹھ پتلی وزیراعظم خوف اور دہشت کے ذریعے اراکین پارلیمنٹ کو ہراساں کررہے ہیں، صرف جے یو آئی ممبر نہیں تمام اسمبلی ارکان کو ڈرانےکی کوشش کی جارہی ہے۔

انہوں نے کہا کہ پولیس افسر اور انتظامیہ کٹھ پتلی کے غیرقانونی حکم پر عمل نہ کریں۔

آصف علی زرداری نے مزید کہا کہ اراکین اسمبلی حوصلہ بلند رکھیں، نیازی حکومت آخری ہچکیاں لے رہی ہے۔

https://jang.com.pk/news/1060178

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#Pakistan - Pakistan PM Khan faces ouster amid fears of failing economy

ADNAN AAMIR

Opposition closes in on the government, threatening IMF deal.

Opposition parties in Pakistan's parliament are set to topple the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, as critics charge his policies are stoking inflation and amount to "selling out Pakistan's sovereignty" to the International Monetary Fund in exchange for loans.

Observers say the development could spark investor outflows and even damage China's Belt and Road Initiative in the country.

The opposition is in the final stages of drafting a "no-confidence" motion against Khan's government, which will be tabled in the National Assembly this week, Nikkei Asia learned from people familiar with the matter.

There are 162 opposition politicians behind the move, which needs 10 more votes for the motion to pass in the assembly of 342 lawmakers. The opposition claims it has secured the support of 24 members of government and can easily topple Khan's administration.Main opposition parties include the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and JUI-F. Contenders to take over as premier include Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of the PPP and Shehbaz Sharif of the PMLN.On Monday, Bhutto blamed the Khan government for causing inflation and poor stewardship of the economy, as well as its dealings with the IMF.However, Khan remained defiant. "I will fight them until [my last breath]. I will face them and I am completely prepared for whatever [they throw my way]," the prime minister said at a political rally on Sunday.

Analysts fear that toppling the government could further destabilize the economy, which is just emerging from COVID-19 doldrums.

Pakistan's exports between July 2021 and February 2022 have increased 26% to $20.55 billion from the same period the previous year. Fitch Ratings is expecting Pakistan's economy to grow 4.5% this year. The government is hoping to achieve an average growth rate of 5.9% by 2025, based on "China-centric three-year economic growth strategies" that Shaukat Tarin, the country's finance minister, recently mentioned without elaborating.

"The political machinations in Islamabad are and will continue to create near-term uncertainty," said Uzair Younus, director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council, an influential American think tank.

He added that the uncertainty would likely continue for the next 8 to 12 months, given that the next general elections are due before mid-October next year, making it challenging to push through reforms that are politically unpopular.

Government officials said that toppling Khan could lead to an outflow of investments. The country's foreign exchange reserves had risen to $22.88 billion (based on figures from State Bank of Pakistan) from $16.38 billion in fiscal 2018 when Khan assumed power.

"The political instability caused by opposition's efforts to get rid of Khan's government can result in a sharp decline in forex reserves of Pakistan due to capital flight," said a government official not authorized to talk to media.

Analysts said that uncertainty about a new government could make investors nervous about pumping in more money.

"If [investors] have good relations with the current government then they will also be apprehensive about the change and can pull money out," said Ahmed Naeem Salik, a research fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. He added that if investors pull out, it would be "devastating" for the economy.

Moreover, Pakistan's IMF deal could also become a casualty if the opposition were to succeed. In February, Pakistan received a $1.05 billion tranche from the IMF after a sixth progress review.

Last week, Khan announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices by 10 Pakistani rupees (5.6 cents) per liter and electricity tariffs by 5 Pakistani rupees per unit until June. These cuts are under the seventh IMF review. Salik believes that any new government will try to renegotiate fuel prices and electricity prices with IMF. "If these concessions are pulled back, under IMF pressure, then it will have a negative impact on the economy of the country. If concessions are retained, then IMF deal might not survive," he said.

The Atlantic Council's Younus is of the view that given the recent populist decisions made by the Khan government, a new government led by the opposition will have its work cut out, both in terms of reversing recent price cuts and engaging with the IMF. "If oil prices continue to rise, expect Pakistan to initiate negotiations for another IMF program," he added.

Investments worth $50 billion earmarked under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, could also be hit.

Krzysztof Iwanek, head of the Asia Research Center at Warsaw's War Studies University, suggested that Khan was central to the development of the CPEC after initial skepticism about his role in it when he first came to power.

"Later, some irritants in relations with Beijing were removed, certain projects within CPEC were modified and priorities were changed to give benefits to other groups, and gradually China-Pakistan relations started to look very cordial again," he explained.

He said that if there was a regime change in Pakistan, priorities within CPEC projects may be reshuffled again to benefit groups connected to the new government.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Pakistan-PM-Khan-faces-ouster-amid-fears-of-failing-economy

#Pakistan - Women rally in Pakistan despite attempts to shut down protest

8 Mar 2022

Thousands of women attend events marking International Women’s Day, known as the Aurat March in Pakistan.

About 2,000 women have rallied in the Pakistani city of Lahore despite efforts by authorities to bar the protest and withdraw security for an event frequently the target of violence.Rallies on International Women’s Day have received fierce backlash since they were embraced four years ago in deeply conservative and patriarchal Pakistan.

In a society where women have been shot, stabbed, stoned, set alight and strangled for damaging family “honour”, critics accuse rights activists of promoting liberal Western values and disrespecting religious and cultural mores.

On Tuesday, dozens of events marking International Women’s Day – known as the Aurat March in Pakistan – were held across the country.

Non-violent counterprotests, dubbed “hijab marches”, were also staged by women from conservative religious groups in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad where participants called for the preservation of Islamic values.

Non-violent counterprotests, dubbed ‘hijab marches’, were also staged by women from conservative religious groups in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad [File: Farooq Naeem/AFP]

In the eastern city of Lahore, city authorities urged organizers to cancel the rally over safety concerns, threatening security would not be provided.

However, following a legal challenge, the Lahore High Court ruled the event could go ahead and authorities agreed to provide protection.

The women marched through the streets in a jovial atmosphere, chanting slogans such as “Give respect to women” and “End the patriarchy”.

They were guarded by riot police – and greeted by a small band of men chanting “end this obscenity”.

Student Sairah Khan, 23, cited recent high-profile cases of brutal violence against women “without consequences” for her attendance.

In Karachi – Pakistan’s largest city – about 1,000 women gathered in a festive atmosphere, with organisers conducting security checks as police stood by idly.

“We have only one slogan: ‘Equal wages, protection and peace’,” one woman chanted from a stage.

In the capital city of Islamabad, about 200 women rallied outside the city’s press club.

The Lahore High Court ruled the event could go ahead and authorities agreed to provide protection [Farooq Naeem/AFP]

“We have come to raise our voices and highlight our issues,” said student Fatima Shahzad.

They were outmatched by more than 400 counter-protesters from conservative religious parties.

But organizer Farzana Bari pledged, “We will continue to assert ourselves.”

“These are the women who refused to bow down,” she told the AFP news agency.

In 2020, groups of men turned up in vans and hurled stones at women as they marched through Islamabad.

Doctored videos and photos of last year’s events were spread online that even appeared on popular television shows, falsely accusing women of chanting or carrying blasphemous slogans – an act which carries the death penalty in Pakistan.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/8/women-rally-in-pakistan-despite-attempts-to-shut-down-protest

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PPP's 'Awami March' heads for Islamabad with clock ticking on Bilawal's ultimatum to PM Imran

• "Awami March" to arrive at Islamabad's at D-Chowk in evening.
• PDM leadership to attend rally.
• Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has given a 24-hour ultimatum to PM Imran Khan to resign.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will lead his party's "Awami March" to Islamabad today (Tuesday) after the district administration allowed the party to end its rally, that began from Karachi, at D-Chowk.

The march is headed towards the capital a day after Bilawal gave Prime Minister Imran Khan 24 hours to resign, dissolve the assembly or get ready to be ousted via a no-confidence motion.

Sources have told Geo News that the district administration has issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the PPP to end it's march with a rally at D-Chowk, which, according to the text of the notification will take place from 4-8pm today.

In case any state or private property is damaged the PPP will be held responsible for it, the letter said, according to sources.

The sources have also said that Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) leadership will also take part in the march, with alliance chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman informing Bilawal about the decision.

Bilawal's ultimatum

In his address to the participants of the "Awami March" at Lalamusa on Monday, Bilawal gave a 24-hour ultimatum to PM Imran to resign. He said the "selected" prime minister and his government would be sent packing through all democratic means if he does not resign.

However, he added, “umpire’s neutrality would be tested when the no-confidence motion would be presented in the assembly”.

He said the "selected" had become frightened to the extent that he had started abusing the Opposition leaders and calling them names.

The PPP chairman said his party started the "Awami March" from Karachi on February 27, and people kept joining it on the way to Islamabad.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/403711-ppps-awami-march-heads-for-islamabad-after-bilawals-ultimatum

The illegitimate puppet Imran will be removed- Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the puppet Imran still has a little time left to resign, dissolve the assembly so that free and fair elections can take place. Otherwise, the Jiyalas are coming to dislodge him. Today, every political party of the opposition is demanding a no-confidence against him.

Chairman PPP on his way to Islamabad briefly addressed Jiyalas at Sara-e-Alamgir and Jhelum and expressed his gratitude for coming out in great numbers to welcome the Awami march. He beckoned them to join the Awami march for their own rights.

At Gujar Khan, a humungous crowd welcomed their leader by raising the zealous slogan of ‘Prime Minister, Bilawal’. Chairman PPP addressing the crowd said that those who used to say that the PPP has ended in Punjab should open their eyes. Punjab was of the PPP yesterday, is of the PPP today and will be of the PPP tomorrow. The people of Punjab are loyal to the martyrs. They sided with Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and used to raise the slogan of ‘Chaaron Subon Ki Zanjeer, Benazir Benazir’. The PPP gave a federal constitution to the country, 18th Amendment and the NFC Award. The PPP gave rights to the provinces and made them the owners of their resources.

Chairman Bilawal said that the conspiracy against PPP was in fact a conspiracy against the people of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Awam was martyred so that the poor would be left hapless but Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto thwarted this effort and opposed dictators Zia and Musharraf while challenging the extremists and terrorists. This puppet has made the lives of the people hell. He gave relief to the rich and crushed the poor. The PPP always looked after the poor people of Pakistan. At a time when the world was facing the worst recession, President Zardari introduced the BISP, increased salaries and pensions. 10000 employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills have been made jobless by this puppet. He was doing the same to the 16000 government employees but despite being in the opposition, the PPP got them restored on their jobs.

We will form a government of labourers, farmers, youth and women so that they can get their right to rule, right to ownership, right to employment. This is democracy. We said that democracy is the best revenge. We do not accept this selected puppet and will establish democracy after removing him. We want one Pakistan irrespective of religion, caste, creed, language etc. We want you to become a part of this Awami march. Tomorrow, we will reach D-Chowk in Islamabad and will start the process of removing the selected, incapable, illegitimate puppet that is Imran Khan.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26537/

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Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses the Awami March in Sarai Alamgir

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses the Awami March in Gujar Khan

بلاول کا عمران کو 24 گھنٹوں میں استعفیٰ دینےکا الٹی میٹم

 پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی (پی پی پی) کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے عمران خان

کو 24 گھنٹے میں استعفیٰ دینے کا الٹی میٹم دے دیا۔

 عوامی مارچ سے خطاب کرتےہوئے بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ عمران خان میں ہمت ہے تو 24 گھںٹے میں اسمبلی توڑیں اور نئے الیکشن میں ہمارا مقابلہ کریں۔

بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ عمران خان آپ کے ووٹوں کی وجہ سے نہیں امپائر کی انگلی کی وجہ سے اقتدار میں ہیں، عمران خان اتنے خوفزدہ ہیں کہ اب وہ گالی دینے پر اُتر آئے ہیں۔

پی پی چیئرمین نے کہا کہ  عمران خان جتنے خوف زدہ ہوں گے ان کا لہجہ اتنا ہی تلخ ہوگا، پیپلز پارٹی کا ہدف وزیراعظم کو ہٹانا اور شفاف الیکشن کروانا ہے۔

بلاول بھٹوزرداری نے کہا کہ پاکستان کے عوام اپنےحقوق چھیننے نکلے ہیں، منزل بہت ہی نزدیک ہے، سلیکٹڈ کی نشانی یو ٹرن ہوتی ہے، عمران ہم آپ پر جمہوری حملہ کریں گے، ن لیگ، مولانا فضل الرحمان، اے این پی، دیگر اپوزیشن مل کر آپ پرحملہ کرے گی۔

انہوں نے کہا کہ دوسروں کو چور کہنے والا خود تاریخ کا سب سے بڑا چور ہے، میں نہیں، ٹرانسپیرنسی نے حکومت کے بارے میں کہا ہے، وقت آگیا ہے اس وزیراعظم کو بے روزگار کریں، اس وزیر اعظم کو نوکری سے نکالیں گے۔

بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ سینیٹ الیکشن میں عمران خان کو ہم نے شکست دی، قومی اسمبلی میں بھی پیپلز پارٹی نے شکست دی، پیپلز پارٹی عام آدمی، جیالوں، مزدوروں، طالب علموں کی جماعت ہے۔

https://jang.com.pk/news/1059004

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موقعے پر اسلام آباد میں نیشنل پریس کلب کے سامنے اعلان کردہ عورت مارچ سے یکجہتی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ وہ متمنی ہے کہ خواتین اپنے حقوق کی جدوجہد میں کامیاب ہوں، وہ حقوق جو پدرانہ ذہنیت انہیں دینے سے انکاری ہے۔

 اپنے جاری کردہ بیان میں، پی پی پی چیئرمین نے ان میڈیا رپورٹس پر بھی تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ اسلام آباد کی انتظامیہ عوامی مارچ کی آڑ میں خواتین کو پرامن مظاہرے کی اجازت نہیں دے رہی۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے متعلقہ حکام سے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ کسی بھی بہانے عورت مارچ کے طئے شدہ مظاہرے میں رخنہ نہ ڈالا جائے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ہمیشہ اپنے حقوق کے لیئے لڑنے والی خواتین اور پسماندہ طبقات کے شانہ بشانہ کھڑی رہی ہے۔ ان کے مقاصد اور پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کا مقاصد ایک ہیں۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ آئین کے مطابق پرامن اجتماع عوام کا بنیادی حق ہے اور کسی بھی صورت یا بہانے اس حق کو ختم یا اس سے محروم نہیں کیا جانا چاہیے۔ خواتین کی امتیازی برتاوَ کے خلاف جدوجہد کو سراہتے ہوئے، انہوں نے یقین دلایا کہ ان کی پارٹی استحصال، امتیازی سلوک اور پدرانہ ذہنیت جو کسی بھی شکل میں ہو، اس کے خلاف خواتین کی جدوجہد کی بھرپور حمایت کرتی رہے گی۔

 پی پی پی چیئرمین نے تسلیم کیا کہ صنفی مساوات کے معاملے پر خواتین کی جدوجہد کی پیشرفت نمایاں ہے، اور پاکستان پہلے کی نسبت زیادہ روادار، ہم آہنگی اور محفوظ ہوا ہے۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی خواتین کے خلاف امتیازی سلوک اور مذہب کے نام پر ان کے استحصال کو جاری رکھنے کی اجازت نہیں دے گی۔ لہذیٰ، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کل بتاریخ 8 مارچ اسلام آباد میں اعلان کردہ پرامن اجتماع کے انعقاد کے معاملے پر خواتین کی حمایت کرتی ہے۔ انہوں نے اسلام آباد کی انتظامیہ پر زور دیا کہ وہ خواتین کے پہلے سے طے شدہ پرامن مظاہرے میں کسی قسم کی رکاوٹ ڈالنے سے اجتناب برتیں۔ انہوں نے مزید کہا کہ مشکلات کتنی بھی ہوں، حصولِ حقوق کی جدوجہد میں کامیابی پاکستانی خواتین کا مقدر ہے۔

https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26533/