LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said he would contest the 201
8 general elections and is confident that he will win.
“I will become the next prime minister of Pakistan,” Bilawa
l said addressing the party workers in Lahore.
He said he would contest election from his mother slain PPP chairwoman Benazir Bhutto’s seat in Larkana NA-207. He also confirmed that his aunt Faryal Talpur would vacate the seat after December 27, reported a private TV channel.
According to party sources, PPP chairman also confirmed the news. The constituency is now included in Qambar Shahdad Kot District after the division on Larkana. Bilawal also announced to contest election fr
om Larkana but left the decision of time o
n the party.
Opposition Leader i
n the National Assembly Khursheed Shah also confirmed that the chairman would contest fr
om Larkana.
He also announced o
n the occasion that the slogans of ‘Go Nawaz Go’ will be echoed from Karachi to Peshawar if the gover
nment failed to accept his four demands. He said that the National Action Plan did not exist anymore after the Jhang by-election.
Criticising Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Bilawa
l said the premier had failed to fulfill his duties to the country and that he should now consider packing up. Bilawal and his supporters then began to shout “Go Nawaz, Go”.
“Even after serving i
n the position three times, if he (Nawaz) isn’t ready to do his job, I’ll do it. I’m ready to do it,” the 28-year-old PPP chairman said, adding that he will run on his slain mother’s seat i
n the 2018 election.
“Politics is jihad for us,” the party chief added. “We will not drag it through the dirt,” he said, claiming that the gover
nment offices across all provinces will hoist the PPP’s flag after the 201
8 general election.
Bilawa
l said the gover
nment had failed to implement the National Action Plan (NAP) and that it was time for the gover
nment to admit its failures.
Meanwhile, the Sindh Culture Day would be celebrated in Lahore on Sunday (today). Bilawal will grace the event with his presence.
“We will share the love with the people of the Punjab and the message of love and peace is traveling from Sindh to the Punjab,” Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Information Maula Bukhsh Chandio said in a statement issued on Saturday.
He said the Sindh Culture Day would not only be observed in Sindh but it will also be marked across Pakistan in a traditional style to bolster culture of Sindh. He said Sindh is the land of peace and Sufis who always preached for peace, tolerance and unity.
The adviser said the Sindh gover
nment is committed to boost culture of Sindh by all means. He said Sindh Culture Day is marked every year to revive and bolster the rich culture of Sindh. He added that political, social and religious organisations of Sindh, besides the Sindh gover
nment and administrations of various schools, colleges and universities, organise a variety of events, including seminars, debates, folk music programmes, drama and theatrics performances, tableau and literary sittings to mark this annual festivity. Sindhi culture, history and heritage are highlighted at the events. Sindhi media groups also celebrate the day as the Sindh Cultural Day.