CHITRAL: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, calling them as power-hungry.
Addressing a public gathering at Polo Ground here on Saturday, the PPP chief said that Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif are two sides of the same coin. “Nawaz Sharif promoted corruption and carried out rigging in the elections,” he said.
Bilawal Bhutto also claimed that it is an end to Nawaz Sharif’s politics of hypocrisy after the disqualification verdict by Supreme Court in Panama Papers case.
He also slammed the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for irregularities in the governance. Bilawal criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan saying he points fingers on everyone and abuses them. He said PPP will compete against both PML-N and PTI, adding that it will be his first election and their last.
I believe in accountability, but it should be across the board, he said while assuring that PPP respects the freedom of judiciary and expects justice from them. “PPP is the party of farmers,” he claimed.
Talking about ex-PM Nawaz, he stressed that he was never an ideological man, and both Imran Khan and the Sharifs are two ends of the same coin. Bilawal said his party will bring back prosperity in Pakistan and wants to rule only for the poor. It is PPP s plan to provide free education and medical facilities, he claimed.
The son of ex-President Asif Zardari promised to upgrade Benazir Income Support Programme and launch ambulance service in the smaller cities of Sindh. We will create opportunities of employment for the youth after coming into power, he vowed.
Equating Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification with an end of dual standard politics, Bilawal said that the former premier has been defiant to make constitutional amendments which finally resulted in his ouster.
Around 500 policemen were deployed around the venue of public gathering. Early today, several PPP leaders reached Chitral to take part in historic public gathering including Sherry Rehman, Farhatullah Babar, and Nadeem Afzal.—NNI
