Bilawal Bhutto announces return of Zardari to Pakistan

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday announced that former president Asif Ali Zardari will return to Pakistan on Dec 23.

Bilawal Bhutto was speaking to media, where he said that now his party has started to play the role of ‘real opposition’.

Over the subject of former president Zardari’s return, Bilawal said that Zardari will reach Karachi on Dec 23. “If Asif Zardari is with us, then with his capabilities we will make government approve our four demands,” he said.

He said that doctors have allowed Zardari to travel, adding that everyone is praying for Zardari’s health.

Bilawal alleged that PPP members are being forged into different cases. “Attempts are being made to weaken our movement,” he said.

"The Panama Leaks website did not name me or my mother," said Bilawal, adding that it the country's prime minister being named in the scandal is a grave matter.

“Either we are in jail or not, within three-day notice we can show what can happen to this city,” said Bilawal.

On Nov 20, former president Zardari said that he had not been in exile and would be back to Pakistan in a few weeks. He was talking to Hamid Mir in Geo News show ‘Capital Talk’ and responded to the host’s question about his entry back into Pakistan.

Four demands

The PPP chairman during his address at Karsaz on Oct 17, made four demands from the government.

1.       Parliamentary committee on national security be formed

2.       PPP’s Panama bill should be passed

3.       Asif Zardari’s resolution on CPEC should be implemented

4.       A foreign minister should be appointed immediately

‘I am the child of Benazir, be afraid,’ Bilawal responds to Chaudhry Nisar

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari responded to Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar’s comments earlier on Sunday.

“Yes I am a child, I am the child of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto,” Bilawal tweeted, adding a warning that PML-N should be afraid of him.

Haan main bacha hoon. Main Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto ka bacha hoon. Daro, Ganja League, Daro. #GoNawazGO

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 18, 2016

Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday had called Bilawal a ‘non-serious child’ who only knew how to ridicule others.

Bilawal further said that his parents should have been celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary if terrorists and their facilitators had not taken his mother’s life.

“But we won’t back down,” he tweeted.

My parents should be celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary. Terrorists & their facilitators robbed us of this but we won't back down. pic.twitter.com/Hbu8viVLLX

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 18, 2016