ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) today (Friday) to review the current situation following the May 9 riots.

This CEC meeting coincides with a meeting of the federal cabinet, where some important decisions are expected to be made.

According to the PPP Central Secretariat, the meeting will review the decisions made during the recent National Security Committee meeting, which includes the trial of PTI demonstrators either under the Army Act or through military courts.

The PPP has already opposed the idea of military courts in the past, whereas PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday endorsed the idea of military courts.

PPP chairman and BAP chief condemn politics of arson, violence

Meanwhile, Mr Bhutto-Zardari, along with Chief Minister of Balochistan and President of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, condemned the rise in political tension in the country and the politics of arson and violence. During a meeting in Gwadar on Thursday, they discussed the current political situation in the country and various matters of mutual interest.

He and BAP President expressed that the nation has rejected the negative politics of the PTI leadership.

Saleem Shahid in Quetta also contributed to this report

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2023