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Will abolish 17 ministries if voted into power: Bilawal

by Zulfiqar Memon in Dawn, December 26th, 2023NAWABSHAH: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that 17 federal ministries had become redundant after the 18th Amendment, and would be abolished if his party came to power, adding that the Rs300 billion saved in this way would be utilised for the people’s welfare through the kissan, mazdoor and youth cards. Energy parks will be set up at the district level under the public-private partnership and up…

Rashid Soomro likely to contest elections against Bilawal

By Aftab Ahmed & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Dec 18, 2023HYDERABAD/ SUKKUR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) secretary general Sindh chapter Rashid Mahmood Soomro said he has applied to the party ticket to contest the election against PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, adding the final decision will be taken by the party. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Sukkur, the JUI-F leader said as to how the PPP will run its election campaign in…

Bilawal wants probe into talks with militants, resettlement

By Amjad Safi in The News, December 14, 2023PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday demanded an inquiry into the negotiations with militants and bringing them back to the country without taking parliament and people into confidence. Addressing the members of Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) here, Bilawal said such elements should be exposed before the nation and held accountable for betraying the martyrs. PPP provincial president Syed Mohammad Shah Bacha,…

Bilawal demands probe into release of terrorists

by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, December 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pak­is­tan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday called for a thorough investigation into the release of terrorists from prisons during the PTI rule, regretting that such a decision was taken without taking the parliament and the nation into loop. Sitting beside caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti during a press conference, the PPP chairman expressed these views while talking to reporters after visiting ‘The Wall of…

Bilawal asks CJP to find judges, politicians behind Bhutto murder

Report in The Nation, Dec11, 2023KOHAT – 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…

Bilawal says he doesn’t know politics of abuse, Gate No 4:

By Anwar Hussain & Sarfaraz Khan in The News, December 08, 2023SHANGLA: Expressing concern over the current economic crisis and political polarization, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said his party would not seek the help of any institution to come into power, as they had the trust and support of people. Addressing a workers convention here, Bilawal Bhutto said they have learnt how to be of service to the…

Bilawal tells Nawaz not to contest polls on ‘support’

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 3rd, 2023QUETTA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called upon his political rival, Nawaz Sharif, to contest elections “on an ideology” and not with “the help of administration”. In a press conference in Quetta on Saturday, when Mr Bhutto-Zardari was asked about the PML-N leader, he said, “Mian Sahib, respect the vote, don’t disrespect the vote.” He said some people have “a misconception that political winds are in their favour”,…

Bilawal tells Nawaz to rely on his own strength

by Syed Ali Shah in The Express Tribune, Dec 3, 2023QUETTA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday asked PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to rely on his own strength and popularity in the next elections instead of backing the ‘powerful circles’ to ensure his party’s victory. “Even in Punjab, people rejected you [Nawaz],” Bilawal said while addressing a news conference in Quetta at the end of this three-day visit to the provincial capital of Balochistan. “Don’t…

Zardari rallies support for Bilawal as next PM

By Asim Yasin in The News, Dec 01, 2023ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) President Asif Ali Zardari’s words that ‘Bilawal was not yet trained’ to be the prime minister are still reverberating, in a sudden volte-face on Thursday, he rallied support for Bilawal to install him as the country’s youngest prime minister. “We have to make Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the leader of today and tomorrow,” he said while addressing a public meeting…

‘Irked’ by Zardari’s remark, Bilawal leaves for Dubai

by Naveed Butt in Business Recorder, Nov 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Thursday, left for Dubai shortly after his father and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) President Asif Ali Zardari publicly undermined his authority. In an interview with a private TV channel on Thursday, Zardari said, he was the one who had the power to issue party tickets for candidates in the upcoming general election, not his son. He has said…

Bilawal urges CJP to ensure fair polls

Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023NOWSHERA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday urged the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and the chief election commissioner (CEC) to play their role in ensuring fair elections so that no one could question their legitimacy. “State institutions should play their role within the constitutional framework to ensure free, fair and impartial elections to steer the country out of the existing economic crisis,” the PPP chairman said while addressing party…