File photo of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS
The young Bhutto began by saying there would be no division of Sindh.
No50/50,No number 1 or number 2, only Mother Sindh.All men are created equal.All Pakistanis should b treated equally in the eyes of the Law.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) January 5, 2014
Referring to the MQM Chief's lengthy criticism of the delimitation of constituencies, and the subsequent court order against it, Bilawal said he could prove the MQM was consulted.
Uncle Altaf, your ppl are lying to u. MQM was consulted 4 delimitation. I have the minutes of the meeting. Shall send you thm. Regards, BBZ
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) January 5, 2014
An add-on retweet appears to have summed up his critique.
The conversation between Philip-II and Spartans can be read in context of #Altaf Bhai's verbosity and @BBhuttoZardari 's brevity
— Shahzad Raza (@OldPakistan_) January 5, 2014
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Agree with Bilawal on that. Well it's not that easy to divide my friends there is a huge difference between you guys and the ones who accepted you. All you guys are doing is raising hostility by following the concept of division. You think people in Lyari want that or in Malir. How about Urdu speaking in sukkur, nawabshah,hyderabad you want all of them to leave everything including businesses and jobs and have a hostile environment in this region. Yes there is some discrimination but there are Urdu speaking who accept themselves to be Sindhi so you dividers need to learn from them.
@Urban Legend: Times have changed. PPP is much different then at the time of ZAB's execution. Do not underrate it. Look what happened in Karachi as a reaction to the assassination of BB. Realistic assessments are necessary for peace. A velvet creation of Sindh 2 might not be possible. So the dilemma and the challenge is: how to get the urban Sindh its rights and keep the peace as well. Think about it.
Sindh 2 is to be created, for the masses which are not enslaved by these rural elite feudals. Insha Allah! For the fair right of our generations to come, why should one get scared from those who didn't have courage to "respond" to ZAB's execution.
I am only fearful of a civil war and its consequences. Sindh 2, I am afraid, won't be possible without widespread bloodshed. If the Summer 1972-like attack is repeated when trucks with armed Sindhis from the interior attacked Karachi (which I personally witnessed around Shaheed-e-Millat Road) Karachi would bleed profusely. I earnestly hope it never happens. Peaceable ways need to be explored. As an Urdu-speaking person, I am so scared, I am contemplating leaving Karachi for good.
@Hakeem Luqman: Very simple; Whole Sindh's main source of income is Karachi that it can't live without. North Punjab has the top part of the production tree who's roots are cared & watered in South Punjab.
Why creating two or more provinces in Punjab is right and creating more provinces in Sindh is wrong?
It is probably not his own thoughts but tweets based on a group of "advisers" who are trying to mold him into the next "Bhutto" to rule our country. It is sad that a "Zardari" is being prepped for leadership when we have an excellent and talented youngster, Fatima Bhutto, who actually has the brains to become a great leader, being pushed to the sidelines.
Karachi and Hyderabad need to be separated from sindh and be made a new province.
@ PPP gets it 40 years too late, but they dont have this kind of time at hand now.
Mujeeb posited 6 points for provincial autonomy, which didnot receive a fair hearing and we all know the outcome, and 40 years later we have the 18th amendment, so Bilawal doesnt have to go to ancient times to develop philosophical understanding of the changing ground realities, and visit the recent past
@Ch. Allah Daad:
How about everybody just start paying attention to development of their own localities too, Chaudary Sahab!......... Billawal is not going to get your vote in next election we know, lol!
PPP gets it 40 years too late, but they dont have this kind of time at hand now.
Mujeeb posited 6 points for provincial autonomy, which didnot receive a fair hearing and we all know the outcome, and 40 years later we have the 18th amendment, so Bilawal doesnt have to go to ancient times to develop philosophical understanding of the changing ground realities, and visit the recent past
So PPP is settling it's poor voters around MQM areas?
It's lot easy for PPP to give land and city management to the experts than trying the cruel Feudal way! No doubt they wanted MQM in the government but then poisoned the deal by insisting on Feudal Policies of Oppression and neglect.
Nobody describes both these better than Saroop Ijaz, follow him on twitter at @saroorijaz
Bilawal, this is Good Answer
Abolish quota system. Mother Sindh's wealth should be distributed fairly and impartially. Only then deal with the secessionists if they demand further imaginary 'rights'.
Post script: Sindhis should have thought about all this when they passed the Pak resolution in their assembly, hardly 5 miles from today's jalsa venue. Now be men and deal with the consequences maturely.
No one can agree with Altaf Hussain on dividing Sindh. We are all Pakistanis and must enjoy equal rights. This country was achieved after great sacrifice. But I can not consider Bilawal to be a patriot. His family has remained in plunder and every kind of mis doings. Such so called leaders force people like Altaf to say and think such things. Pakistan and Sindh are not the jageer of Bhutto family or Nawaz Shareef. Every Pakistani has equal right on the country and province.
Bilawal for you to be taken seriously you have to come out of twitter first
"All Humans are created equal" but then my previous uncles created Quotq system so some are Better than other and then my Elder uncles made sure Karachitiies are kept away from policing their own city the Superior ones were brought from other parts of Pakistan and now my existing Uncle is trying good to hijack an entire city.
Buddy this is a Karachi issue and will be decided by Karachities, provinces have been created and will be created.......worry about your ill gotten wealth in Dubai and London and let the ordinary Karachities take care of their own destiny.
He is a great leader in the making. He is decisive and plays at front foot.
Well one thing is certain. Bilawal Bhutto did promote Altaf Hussain in status....from Bhai to Uncle Altaf.
If the feudals of Sindh had any love for their enslaved Sindhees they would not be leaving their homes and lands from flood calamities and settling in graveyards all over the land. I ask PPP why are they so obsessed about the people of Karachi and not millions of Sindhees who never recovered, to this day, from "flood victim" status? Altaf bhai! I expect more statemanship from you than from this kiddo! You know? You are just feeding him to fame!
This is a red herring planted by Altaf Bhai to divert attention from brother Musharraf's story.
No harm in dividing Pakistan to several new provinces that can improve quality of governance and save from breaking the whole country. Bilawal seems not to have learnt anything from his Grand Pa and so called revered military and extreme groups like Al-Badr and Al-Shams. If anyone is sincere with Pakistan should not be thinking of parameter they govern but share that parameter with other elected powers. Seed is sown now, bad or good, handle carefully and delicately before another list of traitors is drawn.
urban representation gathered below the flag of party is a reality and sense of deprivation is prime feeling sticking them together from last three decades. Do not divide Sindh rather make Karachi and Mehran taking urban and rural parts of Sindh with separate provinces status will be a face saving for both.
@muttahida: In your Dreams !!! you will get sindh 2
The PPP and nawaz leagues insistence on stealing mqm mandate in urban areas and treating Urdu speaking Sindhis like third class citizens will ultimately lead sindh and pakistan to civil war. If the baloch and Pashtun and Kashmiri seperatist movement are a nuisance, just wait to see the urban sindh civil war. These are people whose forefathers fought the Hindus and Brits for independence, they can once again struggle for independence. I am sure the foreign agencies will support such a movement. If urban sindh isn't liberated from feudal oppression then at the minimum the country will be destroyed by the civil war. Therefore, all stakeholders including civilian and army should realize this and give Urdu speakibg Sindhis their due rights otherwise risk engulfment in a civil war.
Both of them are 2 sides of the same coin!
a day passed with full coverage of Veena, Meera and Billo by media - all amusing us
Not a fan of baby bhutto, but he definitely took this one away!
It sounds like that two morons are fighting with each other !!!!!
baby 10 percent playing Spartans now :)
Good leadership shown by Bilawal.
we want sindh 2
This is how to deal with Bilawal Zardari statements, even when he is right: ignore them completely. I want a feudals free Pakistani political system, we shall start by the feudal family that brought more misery to Pakistan than any other feudal family: Bhuttos/Zardaris. It time to send a message to the Zardari, they do not have space in Pakistan's political arena. Enough is enough.
There is no "mother sindh" Mr. Bilawal - only Mother Pakistan. Provinces should, can, and will be created for all administrative and logical purposes. Especially Karachi and Hyderabad since your Sindhi uncles in the corridors of power have and continue to deprive Urdu speakers of equal rights.
Enjoyed Philip II and Sparta tweet :D
Bilawal, I started liking your politics a bit.
PPP treats Karachi like real estate. Why does it not show it and its other cities any respect? Little wonder it is so heavily reliant on Karachi. What would Sindh be without Karachi, that is the real issue? Sindh is no Jiangsu that flourishes after losing Shanghai.
This issue shines a bright light on the flaws of governing Sindh by lack luster PPP leadership. PPP has failed Sindh. Sindh needs better leadership. It is the tragedy of Sindh it cannot come up with a better party that can lead Sindh.
PPP has a rural based mindset and cannot even manage water in an arid province. Look at how Singapore manages water. How many of those techniques is Sindh using? http://nextcity.org/watermark/entry/map-the-stresses-of-water-scarcity MAP: The Stresses of Water Scarcity
Altaf is accountable for sparking violence and threating peace in sindh; he should be careful with his words; i will request UK embassy and goverment to take serious notice of this before bloodshed starts.
BBZ doing nice job and getting attraction from the people who are tired from traditional politicians. He spoke very boldly against Taliban and their allies. He also replied well to Altaf of MQM. He commented beautifully on Musharraf issue. So he is doing his job well.
Meanwhile your PPP & MQM can keep fighting for power in sindh through killings, violence & hate speeches while making our lives miserable everyday. The most important thing is that you all leaders live peacefully in their secure fortresses in and outside the country.
Twitter based politician bilawal should thank PTA for not blocking twitter/ending his political career
PPP wanted to split Punjab into two so that they could declare South Punjab where PPP was strong as a separate province. Now they are crying about splitting Sindh. I say Go ahead and do it, Karachi needs to be separated anyway. PPP lost it shirt here and the Karachi urban will never be ruled by the rural elite (who only know how to rule as they rule their lands - total utter feudalism).
Pardon me but I vote for a free Karachi, free from all political interference. Let us live in peace and tranquility. Move the capital of Sindh to Larkana, I don't care.
Yes Sindh is a property of my father huh
His only tweet I agree with, otherwise I say, somebody ask him to stop using twitter.
Bilawal is really growing into a leader of national stature. And God knows we need one now more than ever.
Bilawal has matured a lot