PTI’s Larkana rally a failed political show: PPP

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published November 23, 2014

KARACHI: Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party and key members of the Sindh cabinet on Saturday called the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Larkana rally a ‘failed political show’ and criticised Imran Khan for joining those known for their ‘anti-education stance’ in the rural parts of the province.

“The Larkana rally of the PTI was actually organised by the Unnar brothers,” senior Sindh minister Nisar Khuhro told a press conference at the PPP media cell. “I ask Imran Khan if he ever questioned the role of the Unnar brothers in converting all government schools in their strongholds into their personal property. It’s so unfortunate that Mr Khan on the one hand promised education for Sindh children and on the other joined hands with those who are known for their anti-education stance in the province.”

Accompanied by Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, Senators Saeed Ghani, Taj Haider and other party leaders, Mr Khuhro said that the people of Sindh had rejected the PTI slogan of ‘fake change’ by not participating in its rally, which was hardly attended by between 10,000 and 12,000 people.

“The PTI has attained the peak of hypocrisy and U-turns as the party which vowed to build the Kalabagh dam in its manifesto lied to the people of Sindh that it never supported the project only to win their hearts. But Mr Khan and his advisers must learn that people are not so foolish as to believe his lies and rapidly changing statements,” he said.

Mr Memon said on the occasion that the PTI chief was ‘desperate’ to become the country’s prime minister but he should know that Pakistan was no more the ‘personal property of any dictator’ and one would have to establish oneself as the people’s choice to become their leader.

“Imran Khan and his aides are handpicked by the past dictators. Shah Mehmood Qureshi is one of the examples who left the PPP only when he was asked to step down as foreign minister. Before that he never spoke against the party neither found any problem with our leadership,” he said.

“It is hard to believe that the PTI was criticising and levelling false allegations against the provincial government instead of being thankful to it for providing full support and facilities for their rally. The PTI and their leaders are consistently humiliating Sindh and they should apologise for that.”

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2014

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Rajab Ali

Nov 23, 2014 09:03am

People see your observations other way round.

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Aafiyat Nazar

Nov 23, 2014 09:08am

Which statement is true...Memon's say" PTI failed" or Aitizaz's say "we must admit the PTI had big jalsa"

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anony

Nov 23, 2014 09:13am

PPP also claims that there are no infants dying in Thar and their is no water shortage. I won't be surprised if they start claiming that the sun rises from the west, rather than the east.

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Nov 23, 2014 09:15am

Must have really failed this is the 2 press conference and in numerous interviews PPP has given on the subject

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Qaisar

Nov 23, 2014 09:20am

Yes Mr. Inam Memon, it is visible from you and your colleagues faces that PTI's rally was really a failed show. Your pary has been ruling Sind for decades, what have you done to ordinary Sindhis? Majority of them are still so poor, no education, no employment opportuities, no electricity, no water, no other facilities fot them. Your days are numbered, let others take charge as your party is incompetent and not intererested in the welfare of general public.

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Sammy

Nov 23, 2014 09:21am

Look at the expression on their faces! Like someone has just died! PPP know the party is finished.

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shabbar

Nov 23, 2014 09:27am

What has the Govt of SINDH done about Unnar brothers or does Mr. Memon want Imran to take action against them through KPK police and courts.

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zaheer

Nov 23, 2014 09:58am

What ppp have done against unher brothers for converting govt school into private properties ?

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Ayaz Mirza

Nov 23, 2014 10:05am

Such big press conference for a failed show!!!

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khu

Nov 23, 2014 10:24am

PPP is scarred of IK, haha who believes these liars

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salman

Nov 23, 2014 10:36am

Why PPP is so concerned if the jalsa was failed?

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Baber

Nov 23, 2014 10:37am

Shah Mehmood Qureshi is no more than a froth spewing has been. I do not see any substance in his run of the mill conversations and speeches. Sorry Khan sahib your own personal U-turns and hollow reasons and uncouth behaviour is telling me PTI needs a complete overhaul. Your 90-day pre-election slogan to remove corruption completely has not worked in KP and God wonders how it would have worked for the whole country.

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Paggri sanbhaal

Nov 23, 2014 10:50am

yes yes we can see the fright in your eyes son.

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khan

Nov 23, 2014 10:56am

Of course PPP will never say the pti jalsa in larkana was success question is can shirjeel pull this big a crowd

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Asad

Nov 23, 2014 11:15am

Whatever PPP has touched, has turned to stone. Larkana, Sindh and Lyari. They are perhaps the most corrupt party on the face of this planet. I don't agree with many tactics of IK and PTI, but whenever I see a VIP van pass by filled with guards and a wadera inside, I only pray that IK wins. I would rather opt for a stubborn and idealistic leader, rather than those who do not even have the decency to admit that something is terribly wrong with Thar and the living standards of Sindh- those that feel that they get votes from Sindh for their competency as the intellect Sharmila Farooqi pointed out at a show the other day.

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Faiz

Nov 23, 2014 11:28am

Mr. Khoro says, “I ask Imran Khan if he ever questioned the role of the Unnar brothers in converting all government schools in their strongholds into their personal property." I ask him, "What has PPP done against the Unnar brothers? Did PPP make any cases against them or even tried to turn these government schools back? Just words won't do anything, we need actions...

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Tariq Masud

Nov 23, 2014 11:51am

Mr. Nisar, What have you done about Unner brothers? you have been the ruling party for such a long period of time, you are still the Govt, go and get these brothers. But will you actually do it?

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Husain Jan

Nov 23, 2014 11:54am

Well...well the opposition rallies are always...always termed by the rulers as "total failure". Many years back when BB had come to Karachi from her exile she was carried from airport to the city in a big..very big rally. The PPP claimed that some 4-5 lacs people were in the rally while the rulers of that time rubbished this claim of lacs of participants and claimed that there were only....only 10,000 participants. This is how the show goes in our country.So no surprise at all that this Larkana show is termed as failure.

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M Rafique

Nov 23, 2014 11:55am

If it was failed show, why this so called hi fi team (except Tajdar Haider) of Zardari PPP conducted this press conference. It Seems that Zardari PPP is worried otherwise there is no need to response the show if is failed one.

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JUSTICE

Nov 23, 2014 12:19pm

PPP Leaders are running scared like chicken without head, after big showing of public in Imran Khan's JULSA they don't know what to do and how to gain public faith.

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zafar

Nov 23, 2014 12:45pm

PTI's failure is written all over the faces of these crooks!

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Ali

Nov 23, 2014 12:53pm

@Baber If you would have listed to IK's speech carefuly you would not have been beating around the bush. IK had clearly said that in first 90 days the top level Corruption will be finished, which was actually finished. I do agree that performance is slower than expected, but they are way way way ahead of PMLN, PPP, MQM, etc. They are the best choice we have got. So support them, if you wan to see a better Pakistan.

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Mamu

Nov 23, 2014 01:00pm

When people used to tell me that Zardari is a very Chalak politician, i used to think the other way around saying to myself that this guy is dropping to the lowest of the low. I thought that Zardari might survive this term with the help of Muk muka but after that he will be doomed. And fortunatly i was right. PPP went from 125 National assembly seats in 2008 to a mere 35 seats in 2013. Thanks to IK for capturing PPP seats.

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Ali

Nov 23, 2014 01:23pm

Still living in fools paradise.

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kash

Nov 23, 2014 01:25pm

@Aafiyat Nazar just befooling to nation, jalsa was succeeded

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Haider Rehman

Nov 23, 2014 01:34pm

PPP has been ruling Sindh for many decades. Why does PPP not question itself? And it was not a failed political show.

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Irfan

Nov 23, 2014 01:38pm

Wy he needed to clarify this? PPL have got eyes and brain too Mr memon. You look ridiculous doing this kind of politics.

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Khan

Nov 23, 2014 01:42pm

A fair question to IK about schools!!!! But you failed to explain why you being in power have so far not taken action to get the public property back.

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tariq

Nov 23, 2014 02:03pm

Mr.Memon you should have gone to "specsavers"

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Mariam

Nov 23, 2014 02:46pm

Well whatever makes them sleep at night. All of Pakistan could see how many people came via the numerous tv channels.

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Shaz

Nov 23, 2014 03:43pm

@anony Actually they are more likely to say that the sun rises out of Bilawal's backside