In a fiery response to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s press conference, where he announced support for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s prime ministerial candidate while refraining from participating in the government at the Centre, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has unleashed a barrage of criticisms.
According to a statement issued by a spokesperson for PTI on Tuesday, Bilawal’s move is merely a ploy to deceive the public after being rejected in the elections. The spokesperson accused the remnants of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) of orchestrating a new drama, describing their actions as an attempt to mislead the people.
“If Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s thinking were truly democratic, he would have recognised the available public mandate to PTI instead of siding with the pirates of Jati Umrah, the Sharif family,” the PTI spokesperson declared, adding that the PPP has a dark history regarding the recognition of public mandates.
The spokesperson further criticized Bilawal’s attempt to keep his family’s political legacy alive through alleged corruption and power-sharing influenced by Zardari’s cues. Drawing on historical events, the PTI spokesperson asserted that PPP’s facilitation had once led to the secession of Pakistan’s eastern wing, now known as Bangladesh, due to open contempt for public mandate.
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“Today, Zardari’s son is trying to keep his family and hereditary politics alive through blatant corruption and power-sharing on Zardari’s cues,” the spokesperson remarked.
The PTI spokesperson emphasised that Bilawal’s distancing from the PML-N after the distribution of constitutional, government, and parliamentary positions would not sway public opinion. The spokesperson vowed to destroy what they termed as “disgusting plans” aimed at securing the future of current and future generations by holding them hostage.
Highlighting the ideological differences, the spokesperson underscored that PTI, founded by Imran Khan, sees the PPP and the PML-N as two sides of the same coin, responsible for economic challenges and inflation in the country.
“Imran Khan is making unprecedented sacrifices to change the rotten system of which both of them are beneficiaries and want to strengthen and sustain it,” the PTI spokesperson asserted.
The spokesperson concluded by reiterating PTI’s commitment to thwarting any conspiracies or behind-the-scenes machinations, promising to make the country and its people safe from what they perceive as the harmful influence of PPP and PML-N.
He confidently stated that whether it be government formation or opposition responsibilities, PTI holds the majority mandate and will ensure the country’s safety from the alleged schemes of its rivals.
