-PPP chief says he salutes martyrs of Hazara community and stands with their families
QUETTA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that his party’s politics was based on honouring martyrs, assuring the marginalised Hazara community that their martyrs will never be forgotten.
Addressing a party rally in Quetta, he said, “[PPP] cannot forget the blood of martyrs. People of Balochistan you’re martyred will not be forgotten. We can’t forget the deaths of our followers during Zia’s regime. We can’t forget the Karsaz martyrs. We will not forget how my mother was killed in Pindi and FATA.”
Recalling the martyrdom of his grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Bilawal said ‘Bhuttos’ have been killed in every decade.
He said that his party will continue to raise its voice until the complete implementation of National Action Plan, adding that Pakistan would have to bring an end to the militancy.
The PPP supremo held meetings with the Hazara community members after arriving in the provincial capital on Friday. He said thousands of innocent people were slaughtered in the country, but no one pays heed until hunger strikes are staged.
While criticising the political rivals, Bilawal said that Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif’s basic priority is to get power.
“Who would talk about the missing people? Who would talk about the lynched bodies? Politicians don’t care about anything other than power.”
The PPP always takes everyone forward with it, said Bilawal, lamenting that they don’t get due share of the National Finance Commission Award.
“They keep us underprivileged, then come here to ridicule our condition,” said Bilawal.
The PPP chief said that efforts to turn central Punjab as the hub of country’s politics in the wake of coming elections would be foiled. “Efforts are being made to make GT Road a centre of political activities,” he added.
Balochistan remained top of the PPP government’s agenda when the party was in power, said Bilawal, adding that the ruling PML-N, on the other hand, had done nothing for the people of the province.
Dismissing allegations of buying votes of Balochistan lawmakers in the Senate polls, he said that desired results can also be achieved through dialogue and addressing genuine concerns of politicians. He also assured the people of Balochistan of getting benefits from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if his party was elected to power in this year’s general elections.
