Report in The Nation, Dec11, 2023
KOHAT – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing workers’ convention here on Saturday said that his party is contesting the general elections to continue the accomplishments achieved by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and President Zardari.
“The 1973 Constitution, the 18the Amendment and NFC Award are all gifts given to the people by the PPP and those wishing to repeal them would have to face us. We will establish an actual ‘rule of the people’ and see to it that the people get their rights and fair share,” the PPP leader said.
Twelve years ago, he said, Zardari had sent a reference to the Supreme Court of Pakistan to review the case of the judicial murder of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. “We hope that (Chief) Justice Qazi Faez Isa will use this opportunity to rectify the mistake of his own institution, which was the very crime scene in this case.”
Demanding to correct the constitutional and legal mistakes, Bilawal said that a decision alone would not be enough as we will need to tell the nation who the facilitators were in this murder, from General Zia to the judges, lawyers and politicians. They are the criminals.”
The PPP leader hope that justice would be provided not only legally but keeping in mind the historical context, and that the entire world would get to know why a leader of the Muslim Ummah was sent to the gallows. If the court addresses this issue itself, it would be a source of renewed hope for the people of Pakistan, as they too can hope to get justice for themselves, he added.
Bilawal expressed his gratitude towards the people along with his resolve to serve the people. “We continue to keep trusting the people and leaving the party’s fate in their hands alone, as we were taught by our leader that ‘people are the source of power.”
He further said that he is grateful to the office bearers, organisations, candidates and Jiyalas of the PPP for making this series of the party’s conventions a resounding success. The Jiyalas of PPP, the brothers of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and the soldiers of Quaid-e-Awami Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto have sent the message to the everyone that ‘philosophy of Bhutto’ is alive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and will remain so.
We were told not to hold conventions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa owing to security concerns, Bilawal said, adding we were also told that the situation is such that the decision for the CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has already been made elsewhere.
Our response to this was that the Jiyalas of the party are not to be deterred by such threats as they exhibit sheer courage and determination, and we will go to them as they are still ready to fight the mission of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. The Jiyalas of PPP have proved that they are always ready for elections, by choosing to come out at a time when the election campaign has not even begun properly and the election schedule is awaited…….
https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Dec-2023/bilawal-asks-cjp-to-find-judges-politicians-behind-bhutto-murder
