Bilawal lambastes PTI, PML-N, JUI-F in Bannu rally

BANNU: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said the nation’s basic concerns are not the questions behind a leader’s ouster but availability of food, cloth and shelter.

Speaking to party supporters gathered at the rally in Bannu, the PPP chief demeaned Nawaz Shareef and Imran Khan saying that the two, despite different claims, are of same sect and possess mutual conspiracies in politics.

He vowed that both parties’ ‘Quaids’ will be shown their realities during the forthcoming elections. He also criticised Jamiat-ul-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for opposing the merger of KP and FATA.

He outlined that the outcomes of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are only visible in Lahore, whilst KP and Baluchistan remain unaffected.

The PPP chief maintained that the party has remained in sustained ties with KP for fifty years and stressed the need to arrest the accused terrorists involved in blood shedding the fragrant province and demanded legal proceedings, adding that "Terrorism is neither an issue only linked to Naqeebullah Mehsud's murder nor a case of a target killer, it is the problem of the entire country."

He claimed of repatriating the nearly 2.5 million internally displaced persons to their native areas within three months.

He further said that it was PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who had announced to demolish the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) from Malakand Division.

Pulling the tirade at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief, he alleged that Imran Khan makes false claims of ending corruption in KP, whereas the leader has miserably failed to even eradicate poverty, unemployment or to build a single hospital in the province.

He lauded Bannu for displaying the most authentic response by disagreeing to Imran Khan’s question if the city has been relieved of corruption.

He stressed that KP needs to be relieved of Banni Gala’s grip as Imran Khan only seems concerned to promote westernization in the province irrespective of crucial needs, adding that how can a newer Pakistan expected from the leader who couldn’t build a newer KP during his tenure.

He also added that if an annual festival of liars were to be held, Imran would be seated at the king’s throne as he has only taken U-turns in his political tenure.