ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has deci­ded to build a residence, to be called Bilawal House, in Quetta ‘to enable central and provincial leadership of the party to interact mo­­re often and closely with people of Balochistan to assuage their hurt feelings’.

He said this while talking to Ali Madad Jattak, president of the Baloc­histan chapter of the PPP, who called on him in Zardari House here on Sunday.

Mr Zardari said the PPP as a federal party was bound to play a more proactive role in addressing concerns of people of Baloch­istan and their growing alienation with the federation.

He said he had asked the party’s parliamentarians to raise the issues related to Balochistan in parliament.

Mr Zardari discussed with Mr Jattak the issue of enforced disappearances and dumping of mutilated bodies in the province.

PPP secretary general Senator Farhatullah Babar was also present in the meeting.

Meanwhile, another leader from Balochistan, Shahjahan Khetran, also called on Mr Zardari and discussed political and social issues of the province with him.

Nawabzada Iftikhar Khan, the son of the late Nawabzada Nasrullah, also called on the former president and discussed the political situation of his constituency and Punjab with him.

PPP MNA Shazia Marri separately called on Mr Zardari and discussed with him electoral reforms ahead of the meetings of the parliamentary committee on the reforms starting from Monday (today).

Former MNA Nabil Ga­bol, who has recently rejoi­ned the PPP, also met Mr Zardari and discussed the political situation in Karachi with him.

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2017