Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr, grandson of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, announced Tuesday that he and his sister Fatima Bhutto, would soon launch a new political party – distancing himself from the current leadership of the Pakistani people’s party (PPP).
Speaking at a press conference at his residence in the Karachi region in Clifton, Bhutto Jr said he had no support from the establishment and built his political identity independently. “I have no support for the establishment; It’s a lie. I try to build myself for myself. My sister Fatima Bhutto arrives, and together we will announce the party. Our youth wing will be with us. ”
Bhutto JR categorically excluded any collaboration with the PPP, saying that the party had been diverted and no longer represented the ideals of its founding leadership. “We reject the Zardari League. It is not the PPP of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto or Mir Murtaza Bhutto Shaheed. We will never work with this PPP. “
He said the PPP worked today for the establishment and had placed obstacles on the path of his deceased uncle. “The PPP ended. If the current situation persists, it has no future. ”
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Bhutto JR announced its intention to challenge the Lyari elections and expressed its solidarity with residents of the region, in particular those affected by demolitions and the sealing of buildings in the Baghdadi region.
“I am here for the victims of the Baghdadi incident. About 150 buildings were sealed in Lyari. The provincial PPP government must provide houses to the keys.
Criticizing recent urban development initiatives in Karachi, he described Shahrah-e-Bhutto as an “unnecessary project” and “a slap against the people of Karachi”. He asked why such projects have a priority for housing for the displaced. “If you can build Shahrah-E-Bhutto, why can’t you give houses to the inhabitants of Lyari?”
Bhutto JR said that he had previously announced the training of his party at a press conference with farmers in Lahore. However, the official launch would be carried out alongside Fatima Bhutto in the coming days, and the party name was still under study.
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Rejecting dynastic and elitist policy, he accused both the PPP and the PML-N of serving the interests of the rich. “The Zardari League and PML-N make politics for the rich, not for the poor. I am not satisfied with the performance of the provincial governments of Sindh and Punjab. ”
He underlined the need to restore the Constitution to its original form and declared that its movement was held with the current opposition to protect democratic standards. “We are with the opposition. We must protect the Constitution. It must be restored in its true form. ”
In foreign policy, Bhutto Jr said he thought there should be a state under the name of Palestine and not a two -state solution. He also expressed his concerns about human rights issues in Balutchistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, calling for the release of political prisoners and at the end of the state’s repression.
Bhutto JR concluded by saying that the word “equality” of the original slogan of the PPP would be relaunched by their new platform. “There is not a Lyari in Pakistan, there are many. We will visit each province. We will come back to the original values of the PPP, but not with the party in its current form. ”
