Bilawal to launch countrywide drive 'to expose government'
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday announced a countrywide mass contact drive to "expose the government" and said the people will have to struggle for their democratic, human and economic rights.
The PPP chairman, who was addressing a press conference in Peshawar, termed the current political situation in the country "a reversal of democracy".
"We are on a reverse course. Today, people and media do not have as much freedom as they did during the tenure of the PPP," he said.
Bilawal also criticised the government for acting like an opposition.
"Who will rule when both the government and the opposition are acting like the opposition?" he asked.
He said that for the first time in the history of the country, over the last decade, a civilian government had shifted charge to another civilian government. He credited the PPP for the transition and said that it was a success [of democratic parties] that the parliament remained intact.
"Though a very weak one, but the parliamentary system is still working. It is a success of democracy."
He regretted that the country was facing hardships because individuals were being focused on instead of institutions, and because "extremism was given space in elections".
"If a free and fair election is not held, people lose hope in the democratic order and let their anger out in other forms, which are harmful to the society," he warned.
He further said that his mother, Benazir Bhutto, had struggled for 30 years to restore the 1973 Constitution in its original spirit and the PPP had managed to fulfill her vision in the shape of the 18th Constitutional Amendment.
The PPP chairman added that the amendment was now being targeted as some quarters were making efforts to reverse it. "Our selected prime minister issues statements against the 18th Amendment," he said.
The PPP will not compromise on the 1973 Constitution and the 18th Amendment, he said, adding, "You can send my entire family and the entire party to jail but our struggle will continue."
"The PPP believes that democracy is the solution of all issues," he said, adding that he believes society needs an atmosphere of political freedom.
"Our selected prime minister is unable to run the country, he cannot become a role model," he concluded.
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Jul 05, 2019 07:55pm
The drive is to save your father's corrupted wealth. Do us a favour please, kindly leave us and this country for good, we had enough with both the PML-N & PPP tenures.
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Jul 05, 2019 07:55pm
"Who will rule when both the government and the opposition are acting like the opposition?" Is he talking about Sind?
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Jul 05, 2019 07:55pm
Ridiculous ranting and whining... Be constructive! Be progressive! Be proud of the country!
Gordon D. Walker
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Jul 05, 2019 08:00pm
Please declare your assets, sources of income and pay taxes i.e. be a model citizen before you go around criticizing others. Please explain what have you done for Pak?
In Pak you goons walk around/want to be treated like kings but in the West you are ok to be treated as a commoner. In Pak you break all laws and in the West you behave like the most law abiding citizen. With people/leaders like you how can Pak move forward? Born and raised in UK but a Pak leader, how are you suppose to help Pak?
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Jul 05, 2019 08:02pm
It would come as no surprise if we learn Bilawal thought he was running for political office of an entirely different country.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:04pm
good move...
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Jul 05, 2019 08:11pm
Let the fun begin.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:12pm
Again PPP has not addressed the real issues, but are still focusing on 80s politics.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:15pm
I will support you if you will provide us water in Karachi
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Jul 05, 2019 08:16pm
Usual nonsense from the ‘selected’ opposition’s so-called ‘leader’!
These people know nothing about democracy as he should look at his own appointment which was rubber-stamped by their party due only to him being son of Benazir...he had no other qualifications whatsoever.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:18pm
Well isn't that special!
Someone needs to remind Bliawal that PPP and PML-N's poor performance and massive corruption by the heads ds of both parties was exposed to the nation long ago. Hence the head cheese of both parties are now sitting in jail.
Careful what you wish for. NAB may even start looking at your own role in making Daddy hide stolen wealth and create fake bank accounts.
Hmmm.. how did you acquire that 2 Milion Pound Penthouse in Kensington, I wonder!?
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Jul 05, 2019 08:20pm
People have committed to bycott from voting in coming election in our village orakzai district. For 70 years nothing has done for the development of our village and people have been kept deprived from basic rights.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:23pm
By all means expose the government but be also man enough to exposure your father’s corruption and your failure to better the live of the people of Sind, a province your party has governed for years
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Jul 05, 2019 08:25pm
He has announced other marches that did not happen. What has been exposed is his wealth. Assets exceeding Rs1.54 billion. He is right. People in Sindh certainly do struggle for their human rights.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:28pm
"We are on a reverse course. Today, people and media do not have as much freedom as they did during the tenure of the PPP," he said. _ Thanks for the Pakistan Peoples Party advertisement.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:30pm
"Who will rule when both the government and the opposition are acting like the opposition?" he asked. _ Why does Pakistan need a ruler?, I asked.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:31pm
Did he ever talk about corruption and poor governance in Sindh.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:34pm
What about your father and son exposure? Coming soon theater near you. Have a advace booking
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Jul 05, 2019 08:39pm
"You can send my entire family and the entire party to jail but our struggle to enrich ourselves will continue."
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Jul 05, 2019 08:40pm
Well at least pay people the 2000 rupees you promise to be part of the demonstration thief.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:41pm
"Our selected prime minister is unable to run the country, he cannot become a role model," he concluded. and someone who has never done a honest day's work is not a role model either.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:46pm
Mr. B.B. Zardari is busy giving ultimatum to others while millions are being misappropriated in the Sindh Education department right under the nose of his party.
Sindh's children shall hold you accountable one day, Mr. B.B. Zardari.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:51pm
Please, enough of speeches. Solve some problems in the Sindh, where your party has controls. Look at the crumbling road systems, transport problem, water supply problem, education problem, employment problems and unemployment problem. Big speeches and blaming others does not fool anyone. General public is much more smarter now. Please do something productive.
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Jul 05, 2019 08:54pm
Majority understands that when Bilawal speaks, he doesn’t speak as a Democrat, nor as a victim of Pakistan’s so-called weak democracy. We have never seen real democracy - all we've seen is hypocrisy, by his party & NL misrule. He should look around & see through the eyes of common man who has been victim & suffered because of brand of tainted politics promoted by his party. No one benefited from PPP’s dream since 70’s, coming true but experienced only a nightmare & will not be duped by his call.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:04pm
failure to launch
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Jul 05, 2019 09:04pm
While you're at it, expose the PPP government in Karachi and Sindh too please, I would love to hear about the destruction of Karachi under your government for the last 10 years.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:05pm
This will be his forth failed attempt to jump start an activity that Sindh wants to be no part of.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:05pm
Another big bluff from so called leader of a party who has not done anything for Pakistan and lives on dynasty connections and looted luxries. Ppp was utterly rejected by people of Pakistan in last election. Now these have not much left to talk about except rumoring around.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:10pm
To expose government for what ? They are catching thieves Such as you, your dad and Nawaz Shrif?
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Jul 05, 2019 09:37pm
Not sure why media gives so much coverage to this guy. He has no qualifications except that he is the son of Benazir. He has done nothing for Pakistan, and the fact that he lived all his childhood outside of Pakistan, this guy has no connection to a common person of Pakistan. Sometimes I feel like our Media doesn’t want Pakistan to progress.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:38pm
We all love democracy but minus corruption. Last 10 years a decade of pure corruption.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:43pm
Come out Bilawal, for once. I really wanted to see another specie on Earth.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:45pm
Expose the government?
First Bilawal zardari expose your own father’s black business and money. Don’t you agree?
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Jul 05, 2019 09:46pm
I will consider your concerns genuine, if you look in the mirror and own up to your own failures as the President of PPP in Karachi publicly.
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Jul 05, 2019 09:47pm
...drive to "expose the government. people will have to struggle for their ..... economic rights.
It is already EXPOSED and Masses are tired of hikes in gas, petrol, electricity prices, taxes on middle and salaried classes and there will be more tough economic tests conducted for people by Finance Ministry coming days...
People will be more aware of the situation coming days...
You better wait ,watch and talk only in Parliament...
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Jul 05, 2019 09:50pm
Sir, it is you who has been exposed
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Jul 05, 2019 09:50pm
This guy keeps coming up with comical stints
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Jul 05, 2019 09:52pm
He has nothing better to do now. NO productivity at all. I wish that he can focus on just sindh at least for once. Oh... guess what... he has not been taught to do that besides to just get votes.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:00pm
Bilawal are you scared?POLITICS is a wrong choice for you.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:04pm
Please Bilawal, find a respectable job and work before claiming your entitlement to run the country, you Wadera. If you are true supporter of democracy, then dissolve PPP which is owned by Bhutto family. Form an independent political party and with true democratic party election, become its chair person. Otherwise, stop calling yourself as a great supporter of democracy and country.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:09pm
PTI Govt was elected by the people (votes). But Its not the Govt of the People (under IMF) and for the common People after Tsunami Budget.
Ask it from any common person on the street ...
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Jul 05, 2019 10:11pm
Benazir cards
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Jul 05, 2019 10:16pm
You only expose your incompetencey.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:17pm
Not him again. Expose the corruption. Stealing from the poor people of Sindh tell them why you did it.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:21pm
Democratically have people vote for chair of PPP - both father, son, and all PPP leadership should resign from their posts of PPP, bring in caretaker chairmen and leaders for 90 days, and then hold a party vote after 90 days from resignation... let us see the results then. A lot will be exposed if democracy is lead by example. Besides, competency wise, Fatimah is the most competent of the Bhuttos, followed by Asifa; Bilawal is only there because he was born a male, not because of his competency.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:28pm
He is a good man with good education but his profession is not suitable for him...just like rahul gandhi
Mr.bilawal and Mr.gandhi could be best friends and can try to work as proffessor of english in oxford or cambridge
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Jul 05, 2019 10:29pm
He is a useless lad.....
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Jul 05, 2019 10:34pm
Bilawal, first you start with your dad, how much money he has stolen from Pakistan?
You can not be selective and exclude your father
You and Maryam are fine one to point fingers at
Imran Khan and his govt when your dads looted
Billions of dollars from Pakistan.
How comes you guys don’t talk about that?
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Jul 05, 2019 10:36pm
Father is in jail , soon he will be. How much he has ever done for Pakistan? Like father like son . Corruption , corruption and corruption ., ZAB was also a misfit in Pakistan , so is B. Zardari.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:43pm
This is just media noise. No one takes him seriously. He is not even relevant to the citizens.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:54pm
The last thing the country needs is political cacapony.
Also what he means by selected PM instead of Elected PM...
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Jul 05, 2019 10:55pm
This man shouldn’t be let loose outside. PMIK must interfere soon
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Jul 05, 2019 10:56pm
Bilawal please do a country wide tour telling people of your father's corruption.
Tell everyone how your father made the people of interior sindh suffer from no medical facility, no drinking water, no education for the children.
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Jul 05, 2019 10:56pm
The boy who called wolf didn't get a response the third time. You've launching and launching for ages now.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:03pm
Mighty IK
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Jul 05, 2019 11:04pm
Expose Government! Look Who’s Talking.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:06pm
Look who is talking - imposed and selected.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:14pm
@Gordon D. Walker, Nice to read your comments on dawn.com on various topics, but some of your comments are directly hitting internal politics of Pakistan whereas you being Canadian National have nothing to do with internal matters of Pakistan.
Please try to refrain from indulging into our internal issues as a Pakistani I do not like your criticism being a national of a friendly country.
People of Pakistan have highest respects and regards for the Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Justin Trudeau.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:16pm
@Zeeshan Ahmed, he is being run by MI6
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Jul 05, 2019 11:17pm
@Orakzai, you are an India funded troll.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:18pm
@Zeeshan Ahmed, he is looking for Pokemon!
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Jul 05, 2019 11:20pm
First get rid of corruption from Sindh and then talk about rest of Pakistan.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:20pm
He should rather worry more about his father going to jail.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:26pm
Bilawal has no personal opinion or voice. He has zero political experience and is being exploited by the party's old timers. Most of the terms and words he uses he cannot even explain what they mean.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:27pm
Bilawal should realise from the comments above, that a "public drive to expose the government" is nothing, when the public is not going to come out and support you. The peasants are revolting...
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Jul 05, 2019 11:32pm
Please don't expose yourself, people have rejected the corrupt and you are one of them.Democracy is here and will remain in Pakistan.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:34pm
Just what we need. More wind from our great windbag. He needs to can it and go back home and wait for his turn to go to the Adiala Hilton, or wherever corrupt leaders go for their sabbatical.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:39pm
Please for Gods sake let Mr.Imran Khan do his job. Leave the pakistani nation. Let pakistan recover from all the losses imposed upon it.and let it develop . its a humble request.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:40pm
That’s an excellent idea. In fact, we would like you to not stop and continue to ‘drive’ till we see you drive out of the country and give the nation some reprieve from you, your dynasty politics and your dad’s corruption!
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Jul 05, 2019 11:47pm
My advice to Bilawal: run away back to England while you can before the law catches up on your money which your father stole for you.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:48pm
@N_Saq, exactly... This guy should get into real estate business and it would have made him more wealthy instead he came back to Pakistan to loot it further. We are the Solar Khel Khankhel Sadozia and yet my grandfather gave back all of his properties to Pakistan yet Butto divided the Pakistan and also further looted the nation.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:49pm
What we do not understand is why so much attention been given to Bilawal Zardari who is nothing but a product of corruption created by his corrupt father Asif Zardari to protect his own mega-corruption!!
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Jul 05, 2019 11:50pm
Before He makes a move must look into the fraudulent history of his father ,his Phuppo Faryal and his Phuppa Awais Afzal Tappi.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:52pm
This is nothing but an attempt to hide mega corruption in the name of saving democracy!!
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Jul 05, 2019 11:54pm
@Gordon D. Walker, before he makes such a move, must look into the history, as to how is corrupt farther, his aunty Faryal, his absconder uncle Tappi and his party PPP looted the nations wealth.
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Jul 05, 2019 11:59pm
Waste off time our ppl are educated but still inlove...
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Jul 06, 2019 12:10am
Bilawal Zardari leave now. Save your face. Leave now.
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Jul 06, 2019 12:16am
First provide basic necessities to people of interior Sindh.
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Jul 06, 2019 12:23am
PPP's version of democracy has cost this country a lot. Thanks but no thanks.
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Jul 06, 2019 12:27am
@Ali Khan, Good move ? Be not simply good, be good for something !
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Jul 06, 2019 12:29am
@UncleFunky, If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun.
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Jul 06, 2019 12:38am
@Hasan, The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.
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Jul 06, 2019 01:03am
Can he expose himself first ?
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Jul 06, 2019 01:09am
He’s been promising countrywide protests/drives for a while but so far zero result. Does he not get the message? PPP died with his mother and hopefully his father will stay in jail for the rest of his life. Please go and do something more productive
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Jul 06, 2019 01:20am
he and his father already stand exposed.
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Jul 06, 2019 01:36am
Bilawal Bhutto you have been saying that for a long time. Please walk the talk. Additionally, why not work towards betterment and future of Pakistan? People of Pakistan have suffered at the expense of Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari's leadership. Please work towards betterment of Pakistan, come up with something concrete that will actually help people of Pakistan.
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Jul 06, 2019 01:49am
Learn from Rahul
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Jul 06, 2019 01:56am
Look who is talking, selected chair person of a defunct party. Pakistan is not his corrupt father's jagir that he is dreaming to inherit. Why doesn't he expose his father's corruption before going after the government. Best for him is to return all the money looted from this nation and leave of the country forever along with his criminal family.
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Jul 06, 2019 01:58am
Will you keep quite. You have already said so much that people are tired to listen anything more from you .
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Jul 06, 2019 02:00am
Keep dreaming Bilawal
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Jul 06, 2019 02:11am
Selected leader of the the opposition. Come to Islamabad they will feed you and give you a place to stay. But remember have you no support outside Sindh. Only in Sindh and that is decreasing daily.
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Jul 06, 2019 02:31am
Go back to the UK and dont come back. All your looted wealth is in the west. You are just in Pakistan to loot more money and transfer it to the west.
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Jul 06, 2019 02:35am
...I could see him pull in masses... such Is the state of our useless people
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Jul 06, 2019 02:48am
PPP is exposed to their deed of continued corruption in Last 10 years of at Centre and Sindh.Karachi the main financial hub speak their governance.
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Jul 06, 2019 02:56am
No thanks!
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Jul 06, 2019 03:32am
We should all expose this depraved feudal man who became a leader becuase of his lineage, who is living in a house which encroached government roads and footpaths, who has annexed a road which used to pass next to bilawal house, who has forced his neighbors to sell their HOMES to him
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Jul 06, 2019 03:37am
He is going to expose....in every sense of the word
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Jul 06, 2019 03:50am
Maybe his exposure will solve the mystery.
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Jul 06, 2019 03:58am
Wish he had not followed his father and kept him at a distance like his mother was trying to do.
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Jul 06, 2019 04:00am
We have had enough of lies and false accusations. He should expose the source of his ill gotten wealth.
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Jul 06, 2019 04:29am
@Orakzai, True, but give this government at least a term before judging. You have nothing to lose. PPP and PML-N have done nothing for you for 50 years.
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Jul 06, 2019 04:33am
Boy wonder introduce democracy in your party first .
Just go away you have nothing to offer except corruption.
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Jul 06, 2019 04:35am
The people of Pakistan are sick and tired of the corrupt politicians and their families. They are the ones who weakened the institutions of the country to the brink of ruination. The government should be able to confiscate their ill-gotten wealth.
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Jul 06, 2019 04:56am
Get a life Bilawal…
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Jul 06, 2019 05:19am
All their efforts to save their dying dynasty. Hopefully people have gotten enough of a wake up call now to not only not fall for it, but to actively stop these thugs from harming the country anymore.
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Jul 06, 2019 05:29am
@ajmal, I agree. Bilawal should go back to England and enjoy the wealth his father has gathered for him. Also, by being there, he may learn something about real life.
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Jul 06, 2019 05:33am
Lets expose what happened in larkana, home base for the PPP government, how a lapse in their government enforcement of proper healthcare facilities led to a spread in the HIV/AIDS epidemic
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Jul 06, 2019 05:46am
@SadFaces,
Mr. Sad Faces,
Do you think that Mr. Bilawal Zardari a selected chairman of the most corrupt party PPP in Pakistan knows the ABC of Pakistan?
His aim or goal is to become prime minister of Pakistan which will ever happen.
Being a corrupt he will be behind the bars soon.
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Jul 06, 2019 07:03am
Bilawal! Please please please do NOT denigrate the name of your grandfather ZA Bhutto. You are an embarrassment
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Jul 06, 2019 07:13am
@Osman K K , yes you are right how did he get this money as he has never done a day's work in his life
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Jul 06, 2019 07:18am
when will these parties get together, roll up their sleees - not to fight with each other : but to work jointly to serve the masses ?
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Jul 06, 2019 07:47am
The only thing that would get exposed is your own family's corruption Mr. Billionaire!
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Jul 06, 2019 04:37pm
This guy said "If a free and fair election is not held, people lose hope in the democratic order and let their anger out in other forms, which are harmful to the society". Can he say the same for his own party. No wonder his party is going down the drain.
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Jul 06, 2019 09:09pm
First fix your identity. Second , There are numberless hard working , intlegent highly educated professionals to lead the country in different sphere of life. You are not even below average comparing a single Pakistani of your age group.
Get off the leadership role of ppp company face all crrouption charges in the court of law.
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