Internal divisions within the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Rawalpindi chapter have intensified, with growing factionalism and deepening rifts among party workers and groups after a select-group of activists managed to meet President Asif Ali Zardari.
The already simmering tensions among PPP loyalists have been further aggravated by a recent meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where only select party activists were invited to meet the President of Pakistan.
Many sidelined party officials and workers have expressed strong dissatisfaction and anger over being excluded from the meeting.
The gathering, arranged on the occasion of Eidul Azha, was authorised by the Aiwan-e-Sadr and organised by former presidential spokesperson and ex-Managing Director of Baitul Mal, Aamir Fida Paracha.
According to local PPP workers, the Eid meeting was kept entirely under wraps, with no prior notice or communication to the wider party leadership.
Only a small number of individualsbelonging to a specific factionwere granted access to the President, while many senior party workers, long-time office bearers, and elected local representatives were completely overlooked.
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