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Bilawal came, saw, conquered
[Pak Daily Times] Pakistain People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday formally launched his political career at a mammoth public gathering held here to mark the fifth death anniversary of his mother and former premier, late Benazir Bhutto... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in... , and vowed to continue her fight for democracy, and reconciliation policy of the incumbent PPP government. Speaking at the big public meeting in front of Bhuttos' mausoleum, Bilawal said his party still owns the slogan "Roti, Kapra aur Makaan" (food, shelter and clothing). Bilawal spoke in fluent Urdu for over half an hour for the first time, in an emotional way very similar to that of his mother. His address drew much attention and response from the masses gathered to listen to him. He was the only speaker to whom people listened silently and responded with zeal. His father,  President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari ... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ... , and the top PPP leadership were present on the occasion. Bilawal also chanted the slogan "Tum kitne Bhutto marogay, har ghar se Bhutto nikle ga" in an emotional way similar to that of his mother. He also added two new names in the slogan -- Malala Yousufzai and Bashir Bilour. In his first major public speech of his political career, Bilawal also criticised the judiciary for not showing interest in reopening of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ...9th PM of Pakistain from 1973 to 1977, and 4th President of Pakistain from 1971 to 1973. He was the founder of the Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP). His eldest daughter, Benazir Bhutto, would also serve as hereditary PM. In a coup led by General Zia-ul-Haq, Bhutto was removed from office and was executed in 1979 for authorizing the murder of a political opponent... 's reference and making progress in Benazir Bhutto's liquidation case. He sarcastically said that judges had the time to take notice of soaring sugar prices and CNG rates and hearing petitions on the Kalabagh Dam, but do not have time to consider high-profile murder cases of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. "Is providing justice your job or running the government affairs," he asked. He said that Taliban-like forces were strengthened in a country where law and justice were missing. He also talked about "conspiracies" his party and his father, President Zardari, experienced during the current tenure of their government. He said that conspirators remained silent when military dictator Gen (r)  Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... was in the Presidency in military uniform, and they did not want to see an elected president in the country. The PPP chairman said that the people who tried to block his mother's way were still aiming to eradicate democracy, sometimes on the pretext of memogate scandal and sometimes by fabricated cases. Posted by: Fred 2012-12-28 |
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