ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Fatima Bhutto, daughter of assassinated chairperson of PPP (Shaheed Bhutto) Murtaza Bhutto, has said that she has no intention to take part in active politics.

Talking to a private TV channel on Sunday, Ms Bhutto, who is also a poet and writer, said: “Every responsible Pakistani citizen has to have a stake in political process of the country, by writing, advocating, campaigning and by raising of voice.”

Ms Bhutto said she was a supporter of PPP (SB) and believed in democratic principles.

She said people wanted to see new faces in the government.

—APP

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