Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari waves to his supporters during a party rally in Karachi on Sunday October 16, 2016. PHOTO: Rashid Ajmeri / EXPRESS
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari presented on Sunday his party’s demands to integrate national unity in the country, as he addressed the ‘Salam Shuhda Rally’, in remembrance of the victims of a 2007 terrorist attack.
The PPP leader demanded of the government that the parliamentary national security committee be reconstituted, and called for implementation of former president Asif Zardari’s resolutions on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He also urged for an immediate appointment of full-time a foreign minister in the country.
“If these demands are not met, I will announce long march against the government on December 27 in Garkhi Khuda Bakhsh,” Bilawal said.
Karachi chokes as Bilawal speaks
Bilawal said Indian premier Narendra Modi was the butcher of Gujarat, who was now involved in state oppression against the people in occupied Kashmir.
Earlier, he vowed to free the masses from the shackles of ‘Takht-e-Raiwind’ — a veiled reference to the ruling Sharif family.
“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is taking Pakistan towards devastation. I have changed Sindh and will bring a change to Punjab as well with the help of masses,” Bilawal said.
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— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) October 16, 2016
Over 125 people were killed in two explosions on October 18, 2007 which targeted a PPP rally to welcome their leader Benazir Bhutto. Benazir — the former prime minister of Pakistan, was killed in December the same year in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi.
PPP gears up for ‘historic’ rally
During the PPP Rally on 16 Oct, citizens of Karachi can follow traffic updates on FM 88.6 to avoid any inconvenience.#SalamShuhdaRally
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) October 15, 2016
Bilawal lead the rally, which culminated at Karsaz.
Thousands of People gathered at Bilawal Chorangi to Welcome Thier Beloved @BBhuttoZardari in #SalamShuhdaRally #PPP pic.twitter.com/GQGeaXij4v
— Javed Nayab Laghari (@JavedNLaghari) October 16, 2016
Former prime ministers Yousaf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, provincial minister Manzoor Wassan and other party leaders are accompanying the PPP leader.
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