LARKANA: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, said on Wednesday that he believed people of Larkana would return with a thumping majority PPP’s candidate for PS-11 in by-election to help the party achieve a century of members in Sindh Assembly.

Talking to party workers and elected representatives at Naudero House, Mr Bhutto said that chairmen of union councils and members of recently appointed district and city organising committees of PPP Larkana were asked to ensure that maximum votes were cast in favour of Jamil Soomro.

According to the party’s media cell, PPP Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Syed Nasir Shah, Abdul Fatah Bhutto, Larkana Mayor Khair Mohammad Shaikh and others appreciated the efforts of Jamil Soomro in his election campaign in the constituency and said they believed Mr Soomro would serve the people of Larkana after reaching the assembly.

Published in Dawn, September 26th, 2019

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