PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The former president, in a statement, said, “On one hand people are facing loadshedding of up to 20 hours while the rulers have been minting money through commissions.” He added that whether it’s health or education, every sector of the country was facing a crisis.
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Leaving no holds barred, the PPP co-chairman said that the Sharif government was insensitive towards the hardships faced by the people. He also claimed, “More cases of corruption by the Sharif family and the ruling elite will soon be exposed.”
The former president alleged that his party was victimised in all three tenures of Sharif and that they only got relief through the courts.
While talking about the Panama case, Zardari said “The Sharif family wants to avoid accountability in the garb of lame excuses but the people are well aware of their tactics.” He added that the Sharif family would not succeed in hoodwinking the people.
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The PPP co-chairman also called for equal treatment for everyone in the accountability process.
The former president also hit out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan for promoting ‘foul language’ in politics and harming the opposition.
The PPP Co-chairman said, “Imran Khan is devoid of political acumen and his claims of change in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have been fully exposed. His style of politics is the biggest hurdle for change.”
The former president also claimed that the people will reject negative politics of Imran in next elections and claimed that his party would win the next elections and form governments in the centre and provinces.
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Countrywide protests
Responding to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s call, PPP workers took to the streets to protest against the government’s decision to increase petrol prices in the country.
Multiple protests and rallies were held across the country by the party workers including the Lahore Press Club. Similar protests were also held across Sindh and a large number of party workers came out on the streets in Karachi and other parts of Sindh carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the increase in fuel prices.
Workers and supporters of the party also took out rallies and staged protests in Quetta and other towns of the province against price hike.
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The PPP rally in Quetta was headed by the party's provincial president Ali Madad Jattak and general secretary Iqbal Shah. The participants carried placards and banners inscribed with their demands and chanted slogans against the ruling PML-N.
Jattak and other leaders strongly criticised the federal government for increasing the petrol prices.
They said that there was no justification for the increase as the oil prices were decreasing across the world. They added that the federal government has failed to give any relief to the people who were already facing many problems.
Meanwhile, protests were also held in Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar and other towns of Balochistan. In Dera Murad Jamali the party took out a rally, which was led by PPP district president Nobat Khan Jhakrani to demand the government to withdraw the price increase.
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