PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a presser in Malakand on Sunday. — Dawn
PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a presser in Malakand on Sunday. — Dawn

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has rejected ban on election-related activities of his party by the provincial caretaker government, saying as citizens of the country running election campaign is their constitutional right.

“We will devise a strategy after checking that the reports are true or not. If there is any such order by the government, it is not acceptable to us.” —Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Bilawal said that his Malakand rally was postponed as mark of solidarity with people of Balochistan after the Mastung blast that killed 132 people. He visited Malakand despite the postponement and discussed his party's contribution to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Fata reforms and commitment to the National Action Plan.

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