Bilawal says PPP to continue anti-govt campaign until PM Imran is ousted

"The countdown to the government's end has begun," he claimed while speaking at a rally at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah in commemoration of those martyred in 2007 in the twin terror attacks in the city's Karsaz area.

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, PPP Sindh chapter president Nisar Khuhro, and Bilawal's sister Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari were also present.

Bilawal criticised the incumbent PTI government and said that the masses are suffering from "unprecedented" inflation.

Recalling how PM Khan had earlier said that growing inflation indicates that the premier is a thief, Bilawal said: "Pakistan has never seen a bigger thief in power than the current PM. This is the Naya Pakistan of Imran Khan, where inflation is skyrocketing."

He said that PM Khan "snatched employment opportunities from the people of Pakistan and took a U-turn on all his promises".

"Whatever task Imran Khan undertook saw destruction instead of the promised tabdeeli (change)," he said. 

The PPP chairman also criticised the government's anti-encroachment drive, as well as the introduction of the Single National Curriculum.

Bilawal went on to say that Imran Khan wants to turn the entire country into his "[Corona Relief] Tiger Force."

Expressing confidence in his party, Bilawal said that the people of Pakistan are "aware that the next government will be formed by the PPP".

"While PPP does not promise an economic turnaround, we can promise a people-friendly rule," he said. "People-friendly decisions will be taken when people choose their own leaders," he added.

He announced that the PPP will observe its foundation day, which falls on November 30, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

During his speech, Bilawal recalled the sacrifices rendered by his late mother — Shaheed Benazir Bhutto — and said that she was a brave woman who returned to Pakistan despite the threats to her life.

"Shaheed Benazir had returned to Pakistan to rid this country of dictatorship," Bilawal said, adding that bomb blasts on PPP rallies could not dampen the spirits of the jiyalas (loyalists)," said Bilawal.

Following the jalsa, PPP's Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the supporters of the party for making the rally successful and said that all the promises made by party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will be duly fulfilled. 

Prior to Bilawal, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah delivered a speech and talked about the growing inflation in the country.

"PM Imran Khan takes wrong decisions irrespective of who he consults," said CM Shah.

He said the incumbent government had made tall claims about its performance but failed to deliver, adding that Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will rid the poor masses from the current government.

Following CM Shah, PPP Sindh chapter president Nisar Khuhro also addressed the rally.

'Instead of anti-govt campaign Bilawal should focus Sindh people'

Reacting to Bilawal's speech, Minister of the State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that instead of running a campaign against the government, Bilawal should focus on serving the people of Sindh. 

"Sindh is witnessing the peak of poverty and unemployment," Habib said, adding that the PPP created fake accounts under the guise of "roti, kapra, aur makaan".

"The PPP handed over the [fate] of the citizens of Karachi to the hoarding mafia. 

Habib compared Pakistan's inflation figures with that of the world, saying in other countries of the world, there has been a marked increase in the prices of edible items as well as the price of petroleum products.