Tribune Take: PPP still relying on the Bhutto name

Zainab Imam and Gulraiz Khan of The Express Tribune speak on Zardari's address and what it means for the PPP.

In today’s episode of the Tribune Take we take a look at President Asif Ali Zardari’s address at Garhi Khuda Bux on former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s fourth death anniversary.

Zardari, who had been away from the country on account of health problems, was flanked by senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Aitzaz Ahsan and Makhdoom Amin Fahim among others on stage.

Zainab Imam and Gulraiz Khan, Senior Sub-editors at The Express Tribune, speak on the president’s address in this episode.

Zainab Imam says Zardari’s statement calling on people to put their trust in those who Benazir trusted gives the impression that the PPP still relies heavily on the Bhutto name, despite being in power for four years.

The lack of criticism against the opposition, Gulraiz Khan says, is not surprising as the political parties have decided to join forces against what they feel is the establishment’s drive against them.

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