Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has vowed that he, along with his party workers, will donate their food to those affected by the drought in Tharparkar and will not rest until each and every person in the area is fed.
Bilawal said that his party will ensure that every child of the area receives healthcare. The PPP leader said that strict action will be taken against a person at any level if he is found negligent. In statement posted on Twitter, Bilawal also criticised the decision by Council of Islamic Ideology, allowing men to have more than one marriage.
Taking a swipe at the council, he said its decisions are tantamount to draconian laws. He also said that Imran Khan’s apology on the Taliban’s affairs is unjustified. Tehreek-e-Insaf should not stay silent on Taliban’s threats. Commenting on the drought, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that people in Thar are in a crisis but the problem is not as big as it is being projected.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
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I wanted to share this funny story with the readers, I don't know if its true or not, but , reveals the intellectual capacity Bilawal; the newly crowned head Of PPP.
Bilawal with his entrage goes into the Thar area for a photo ops., and is talking to old mal nutritioned person from thar. He spoke to the old man in "english" not in sindhi, not in Urdu in english !!!.
You draw your own conclusions.
@Khalid Butt: I cannot tell you what PPP gave Sindh, but I can tell you what PPP took away from Pakistan: 1. East Pakistan 2. Forgein investments 3. Private investments by Pakistanis- there are Valikas or Bawanis 4. Public education 5. Educated People 6. Pakistan's respect among other nations
@Ahmed Zarif: First thing, if you support this man (Bilawal) I couldn't be your brother in any sense of the word. Becuase if you know the history, no sane person will support him. I am not insane.
Bilawal is learning fast, he has good teachers........... they have taught him to talk a lot and do nothing and most importantly to understand that shame has no place in the PPP book of rules.
He is the future Prime minister of Pakistan; therefore, it is urged to show respect to him and his honesty.
I like Bilawal because he love to play like movie character. He want to be Comic Hero(Superman) like Hollywood Movie "KicK ASS" "Superman" Now he is entertaining himself by playing with Poor peoples like Hollywood Movie "Hunger Games" More Hollywood Movie Stories will appear soon.
I thought the generals in their long rule of more than three decades have eradicated the poverty, hunger and diseases. When Mush was in power there was no poverty in any of the smaller provinces especially in the rural areas. That is why they all voted for Mush and his allies in the last elections.
Pseudo intellectuals from urban middle class have full of love for Zia remnants & hatred for PPP. Very sad situation for the state!
Will you make Qaim Ali Shah resign for his complete and utter failure in this event mr Bilawal Bhutto Zardari?
@Muhammad: Bilawal should get his dad to bring back looted wealth to Pakistan so people can live.
As the hairy barbarians are increasingly been given greater space from a cowardly govt. BBZ is one of the few public figures who have spoken out against the extreme right. He also helped bring the Thar crisis into the limelight. And is in Thar right now.
For all the excess baggage of his heritage the young man is saying the right things. Now it only needs to be seen if he can walk the walk as well.
@ Ahmed Zarif
Its not like who is in Thar and who is not. Question is what PPP gave to Sindh in all these years ?. They are just in Thar for a photo shoot, thats it. He was celebrating Sindh festival and people were dying shows his political acumen. Stop fooling people plz
Bilawal is just good on TWITTER. A person who doesnt know dynamics of Pakistan, specially Sindh where his party ruling since decades spent millions on Sindh festival. Thanks to media that we came to know about hard hitting reality of this party, otherwise they were fooling this nation since years
Prince Bilawal is still in Dubai busy with his twitter but 1/2 page advertizement in news paper showing he is distributing food to the poor Thari people...
@ Muhammad I think you must be joking OR someone from PPP media team
PPP stands exposed. The people of Thar can starve to death and they could care less. Even now its the nagative publicity that has forced them into a face saving campaign. PPP stands exposed, Bilawal you're no different than the rest of your clan. If you cant walk among the people you have no right to govern them.
Probably Mr. B. Bhutto is advised that tweeting will eradicate Hunger and cure Malnutrition! 5 years of Fed + provincial Govts + another provincial tenure and yet people of #Thar die of Hunger? Jeay Bhutto!
@JD:
Kindly bother to read the news as he is in Thar right now. Moreover, the alarm about Thar situation only occurred after he condemned the performance of Sindh government on Twitter. Furthermore on his direction the relief minister, son of powerful feudal Amin Fahim has been fired.
The relief efforts by Sindh government have also been placed under committees with NGO representation to ensure transparency.
He is the only one who is talking sense & has the clarity of vision the state needs at this juncture.
zardari junior has flown back to his mother land Dubai
Zardari Junior has already reached his Dubai Palace after condescending to show his glimpse to his subjects (Sindhis), now what more the subjects would dream of from the Prince Zardari aka Fake Superman???