Long march to go ahead despite ‘propaganda’

Bilawal inquires after Shehbaz's health in telephonic conversation

LAHORE:

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that the opposition’s long march will continue despite the government’s “tactics” and “propaganda”.

In a meeting with party leaders Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervez Ashraf, who called on him at Bilawal House on Saturday, the PPP chief was briefed on the preparations for the march on February 27. After a detailed discussion on the goals of the movement, he also gave ‘important tasks’ to Gilani and Ashraf in relation to the planned march.

Bilawal said that before the march, propaganda against PPP has started from various quarters and the “selected” government is targeted the PPP from Karachi to Islamabad. He, however, made it clear that his party would go ahead with the march despite the government’s “tactics” and “propaganda”. Separately, the scion of the Bhutto dynasty had a telephonic conversation with Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif.

The PPP chief expressed concern over the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president’s health.
Bilawal also expressed his best wishes for Shehbaz’s recovery. On Friday, The Express Tribune reported that the party was considering various proposals, including those favouring either prolonging or condensing the march.

Earlier this month, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Information Secretary Shazia Marri, on behalf of the party, extended an invitation to like-minded parties to join the march.
It is worth mentioning here that while the PPP has spoken about marching to Islamabad against the government, it has not spoken about its next plan of action.