‘PPP has always talked about missing persons’

She stresses PPP is focused on strengthening democracy

QUETTA:

Pakistan Peoples Party Central Information Secretary Shazia Marri has said that the PPP has always talked about missing persons and that party Chairman Asif Ali Zardari had initiated the ‘Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan Package’, operationalized Gwadar Port, established universities, advocated a 50 per cent share for Balochistan in the Saindak project and empowered provinces with the 18th Amendment. Unfortunately, she said, a few days ago a group of ‘electables’ joining was organized in Balochistan during which the traditional Balochi turban had been insulted.

She was speaking at a press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Wednesday alongside Faisal Kareem Kundi, the PPP’s Central Information Secretary. PPP Provincial Secretary of Information Sarbuland Khan Jogezai, Amjid Afridi, Qasim Achakzai and others were also present at the press conference.

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She stressed that the PPP was focused on strengthening democracy and combating poverty, unemployment, extremism, and the politics of division and hatred, adding that the videos of Nawaz Sharif disrespecting the traditional Balochi turban reflected his prejudiced and biased mentality.

Marri emphasized that the PPP had deep respect for the traditions and values of the people.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2023.