Benazir Bhutto is still alive in the form of PPP workers: Bilawal

Larkana: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said his mother late Benazir Bhutto was still alive in the form of PPP workers.  

Addressing the birthday party of late Benazir Bhutto in Larkana, Bilawal said his mother fought for the progress of her country for 30 years, and that she continued to fight for the restoration of democracy and peaceful message of Islam.

"The former prime minister onfronted every tyrant and every dictator." The foreign minister said Benazir was the voice of Pakistan's youth. 

He said party workers were jiaylas of martyred Benazir Bhutto, adding after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the "dictators"  were thinking that PPP would cease to exist. "But Benazir Bhutto is still alive in the form of PPP workers and people of Pakistan." 

Bilawal said the Prime Minister and his economic team had saved Pakistan from bankruptcy.

It was necessary to send the "selected "person home, he said, adding they [governemnt] would use constitutional weapons to get him [Imran Khan] out.

The PPP stalwart said his mother fought oppression and dictators like General Zia and General Musharraf, adding  it was expected after ​​assassinating Benazir Bhutto that the PPP would end and no one would be there to raise their voice for the rights of poor people in the country.

However, this effort was quashed. He further said that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is still alive in the form of Jiyalas.

The PPP chairman criticized the politics of Imran Khan, saying the members of PPP had refused to recognize the selected government from the very first day. He said for the first time in the history of the country, the jiyalas sent home the selected government through the no-confidence motion as the result of a peaceful struggle, all in a constitutional manner.

He said that sending the selected government home was inevitable as it was attacking the rights of the people, constitution and democracy. He said that Pakistan was saved by overthrowing the selected government.

Foreign Minister Bilawal said that after sending the selected government home, he [Bilawal] realised the extent of the damage Imran Khan had done to the country during his four years in power.

He said that after reading the details of PTIMF deal, he was amazed at how such an act could be done with the country. He said that Imran Khan played a dangerous game with the country in the name of subsidy on petroleum products, which resulted in the country being on the verge of bankruptcy.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that since becoming the Foreign Minister, he has tried to represent Pakistan better everywhere. “At the moment, the focus of foreign policy is the economy, and trade is our policy, not aid,” he said. We have talked to all the countries, including the United States, regarding Pakistan’s business community doing business with them, he said.

Talking about the FATF issue, the FO said there were two FIRs registered against Pakistan -- one on money laundering and the other on the financing of terrorism. He said Pakistan had implemented the FATF charter, but the previous government was not ready to consult the people it should have and was abusing them instead.

He said the success of FATF was the result of the efforts of all political parties and institutions, as Pakistan will be out of the gray list of FATF by October, adding the news regarding FATF will be followed by good news related to EU’s GSP Plus status.

Bilawal said the Imran government was given four years, and now the people should give the coalition government at least a year.

Meanwhile, Bilawal cut the 69th birthday cake of Benazir Bhutto. President PPP Sindh Nisar Ahmed Khoro, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and among others were present on the occasion.