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Bilawal fires thinly-veiled salvo at PML-N over poll date

by Tehseen Raza | Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023• Calls for unified approach to handle country’s problems; broadsides PDM for abandoning ‘charter of economy’MUZAFFARGARH / LAHORE: In a thinly-veiled criticism of former coalition partner PML-N, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that no one knew when the general elections would be held, but a “certain party” already had such information. “No one knows when the elections are supposed to be held, not…

Not PPP or ECP but ‘a party’ knows polls date: Bilawal

report in The News, Sept 14, 2023MULTAN: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday took a subtle jibe at a political party saying it was “really a weird thing that a certain party has given the date for the election”. The statement came amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the timing of elections as political circles remain divided on the polls date. It may be noted that President Arif Alvi, in response to the PTI’s call, suggested…

Bilawal rues ‘uneven’ playing field in run-up to polls

by Waseem Shamsi in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023• Fazl rules out alliance with PPP, says JUI-F values ‘loyalty’SUKKUR: Building steam on the campaign trail, Pakis­tan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday raised objections to the lack of a level playing field in the run-up to general elections, saying there was a need to do away with outdated methods of running the country. In a response to a question during his visit to Sukkur,…

Zardari’s pragmatism, Bilawal’s populism

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: The conflicting statements of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and his father, former President Asif Ali Zardari, are part of their strategy to play good cop and bad cop. An insider claims that Bilawal and Zardari are two sides of the same coin and what they are presently doing is part of their political strategy. Everybody in the party knows, the source said, whom to follow. He…

House of Zardari not aligned over question of poll timeline

by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Sept 10, 2023• Bound by father’s advice in family matters, not party’s affairs, says Bilawal• Asif says ‘delimitations necessary’ before elections; PPP leaders also seek poll date KARACHI: The house of Zardari seems split over the issue of timely polls, after PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly disowned a statement made by his father, favouring a delay in elections due to fresh delimitations in light of the census that was approved…

Polls schedule: Are Zardari, Bilawal playing good cop, bad cop?

By Asim Yasin & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD/BADIN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari appeared playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ on the issue of delimitation of constituencies and the election schedule, on Saturday. While Zardari supported the idea of elections after completion of the delimitation process, Bilawal reiterated his demand for polls within 90 days, as obligated under the Constitution. Bilawal, speaking to the press…

Terrorism a threat to Pakistan and beyond, warns Bilawal

Report in Dawn, February 19th, 2023• Urges world to help Afghan authorities build capacity to counter terrorism• Calls for opening Kabul’s banking channels, unfreezing its funds• Top Chinese official says Beijing firmly supports Islamabad in maintaining security ISLAMABAD: Even if the Afghan rulers demonstrate the will to counter terrorism, they certainly don’t have the capacity to do so, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zar­dari said on Saturday, warning that the threat will soon spill over outside the…