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Baby Bhutto declares war on "hijackers of faith"
 [Dawn] Chairman of the Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, on Friday said he was declaring jihad (holy war) against "hijackers of the faith", DawnNews reported.Addressing his supporters at Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Karsaz on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Oct 18, 2007 kabooms that killed 176 people during a historic rally led by 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... , Bilawal promised supporters that he would fight for the people. The PPP chairman said that on Oct 18, the Taliban had used a child in the suicide kaboom on the rally led by his mother on her return from Dubai. He said the PPP was a party of jiyalas (zealots), adding that it had given numerous sacrifices on several occasions. Speaking at the site of the attack amid cheer from party supporters, Bilawal said he had "sacrificed" his childhood and his mother for the country. During the address, he said Karachi still remained "a colony of London" and pledged that his party would "rescue the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... from the tsunami". He laid a floral wreath at the memorial of those killed in the Karsaz bombing and offered prayers for the victims. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, PPP leader Mian Raza Rabbani and various other party leaders were also present on the occasion. Bilawal then headed to the mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi to pay his respects. Rumours brushed aside Speaking to Dawn.com, Hashim Sheikh, political secretary to Bilawal BabyBhutto Zardari ...Pak dynastic politician, son of Benazir Bhutto and grandon of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. As far as is known, Bilawal has no particular talents other than being pretty and being able to memorize political slogans, but he had the good luck to be born into the right family and he hasn't been assassinated yet... , brushed aside rumors that Bilawal will take part in a by-election before 2018. He said that Bilawal will later decide whether to stand for a National Assembly seat from NA 203 or NA 204. During the previous few days there has been speculation as to whether Bilawal will stand for an MNA seat in by-polls. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-19 |
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