Remembering the martyrs: 11th anniversary of Karsaz tragedy observed

Bilawal pays tribute to 150 victims killed in Benazir’s home-coming rally

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari predicted on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government won’t be able to complete its tenure because of its wrong policies.  “People of Pakistan can’t tolerate Imran Khan for five years because of his wrong socio-economic policies,” he said, while addressing the media after attending a memorial ceremony held to mark the 11th anniversary of the Karsaz blasts.

Accompanied by senior party leaders, including Khursheed Shah, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and PPP Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani and Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Bilawal said that the economy of the country has suffered a big blow in the last two months and people have been crushed under the weight of inflation. Criticising the federal government for taking action against its political rivals, he said, “PTI has become “Tehreek-e-Intiqaam” [movement for revenge]. According to PPP chairman, the actions of the National Accountability Bureau are politically motivated to victimise the opponents. “The arrest of Shahbaz Sharif before by-elections shows it’s not accountability, but vengeance,” he said.

On the Karsaz incident, which took place when terrorists attacked Benazir Bhutto’s home-coming rally on October 18, 2007, he called it a big tragedy where workers rendered their lives for democracy. “After this incident, the terrorists killed my mother. Soon after the blast, they washed the crime scene to eliminate evidence. Despite this, the assassins can be arrested,” he remarked.

Earlier, PPP leaders and workers visited the memorial of Karsaz martyrs, where they lit candles and laid floral wreaths.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2018.