Bilawal stresses unity for national interest

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has emphasized the importance of unity, saying it was the responsibility of everyone to play their role and get the country out of the prevailing political and economic quagmire.

Speaking at a Eid Milan gathering at Bhutto House Naudero (Larkana) on Sunday night, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that he was happy to be with his supporters throughout Ramazan and on Eid. “Today, Pakistan’s democracy, economy and the state are going through testing times,” he said.

He said, “Hopefully, when we will be successful in this effort then I will be in front of you (public) for campaigning for simultaneous elections in all provinces”.

The PPP chairman said that his party would soon be ready for the 2023 election campaign and the party workers would enjoy it.

He reiterated that the PPP, once again, had the chance to play its role when the country was divided.

He said that the Supreme Court seemed to be divided and the in-fighting among institutions would ultimately create negative impact on the common people.

He also said that both the Supreme Court and parliament were at loggerheads and not ready to accept each other’s decisions, rendering the state unable to address the issues of the masses.

He asked all the state institutions to resolve the public issues within their respective domains and minimize the problems of the general public.

The PPP chairman said that his party was trying to persuade the allies to engage in dialogue, even with adversaries, by keeping the national interest supreme. Only those societies can make progress who can limit their political differences to elections only, he said, adding that if the political parties settled the issue of elections being conducted on a single day we would be in a better position to address the issues of the poor public.

“We are still experiencing the ramifications of last year’s floods along with the negative effect of global recession on our economy,” he said.

FM Bilawal said that the PPP always stood by the Constitution, the state, the people and provincial rights. He said that the conspirators should stop playing with the fate of the country and give chance to all the stakeholders to resolve national issues.

Bilawal reiterated that elections should be held simultaneously in the whole country on same day, adding that the efforts of the conspirators were underway even today.

The conspirators want political chaos in the country, he warned.

The foreign minister said that PPP was trying to resolve the issues through mutual diplomacy and dialogue in order to save the country from massive damage.

The gathering was attended by leaders including Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, PPP Women Wing President Faryal Talpur, PPP Sindh President Senator Nisar Ahmed Khuhro and Federal Minister Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah. APP