Zia’s legacy still lives: Bilawal

Conspiracies afoot by some elements to convert Pakistan into a ‘country like Zia’s’.

KARACHI:

Military dictator Ziaul Haq’s legacy still casts a shadow on the country’s politics, but his influence must be weeded out completely, said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a video message.

The young party leader said that conspiracies were afoot by some elements to convert Pakistan into a “country like Zia’s”, but the PPP leadership and its supporters would not let these “nefarious designs” succeed.

Bilawal appealed to people living in Pakistan and the workers of his party to foil the conspiracies by voting for his party candidates. “Sometimes, these elements, working in the guise of political forces, emerge as terrorists and kill our leaders.”

“But we will save this country and oppose Zia’s remnants,” he said, assuring people that the PPP candidates will fulfill the voters’ demands.

The PPP leader added that he wanted to see a Pakistan, which was free from hunger and where everyone enjoyed equal opportunity without any discrimination. “PPP is the only party, which can promote democratic values, while extremists are trying to push this country into darkness,” he added.

Moreover, in different video messages directed at each district, Bilawal appealed for votes.

While talking to The Express Tribune, PPP sources said that Bilawal would continue campaigning for the party and may cast his vote in either Larkana or Benazirabad.

“Bilawal frequently travels to Dubai, but may surprise us by casting his vote in Pakistan,” revealed a senior PPP leader, while adding that Bilawal’s activities were kept a secret owing to security concerns.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2013.