Bilawal pledges to build 3m houses
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 14th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on December 27, 2023. SCREENGRAB
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed on Thursday that only his party could steer the county out of current crises, as it had a very clear manifesto for people’s welfare.
Addressing a public gathering at Tandlianwala here, he said the PPP enjoyed the people’s support because of its public welfare agenda and unprecedented sacrifices offered by its leadership for democracy in Pakistan.
He said the PPP would re-emerge as a leading force in the 2024 general election.
He said the PPP had a 10-point agenda for ensuring public welfare and betterment after coming to power. He said PPP founder chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had created awareness among the masses about protection of their legitimate rights while his mother Benazir Bhutto embraced martyrdom but never compromised on democratic norms.
He said the PPP had already introduced Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) for the downtrodden segments of society.
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After coming to power, the PPP would also introduce Benazir Kisan Card, Benazir Mazdoor Card and Benazir Youth Card, in addition to initiating free medical treatment, free education, free electricity up to 300 units, Waseela-e-Haq, Waseela-e-Rozgar and other programmes.
He also announced establishment of a university in Tandlianwala if his party was voted to power, along with giving proprietary rights to people living in Kutchi Abadis and construction of 3 million houses.
He said after floods, the PPP launched a programme for 300,000 houses along with their proprietary rights in Sindh and such programs would also be replicated in Punjab after winning the general election.
He asked the female workers of PPP to go door to door and convince people, especially the youth, to cast their vote in favor of the PPP.
Earlier, the PPP leaders including Rana Farooq Saeed Khan, Syed Hasan Murtaza, Chaudhry Ejaz Ahmad, Sidra Bandesha, Rana Naeem Dastgir and Riyasat Ali Khan Baloch also addressed the meeting.
(With additional input from APP)