ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday reiterated that his party will start a protest from Karachi against the government from February 27.
Bilawal’s remarks came during a press conference alongside Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s article on the rule of law and lessons to learn from the state of Madina, was published in leading newspapers.
Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly speaks of Riyasat-e-Madina to “draw the people’s attention away” from the government’s “economic failures,” he added.
Citing Afghanistan as an example, where after the takeover of the Taliban, a strict interpretation of Islam is being enforced, the PPP chairman said that it is likely that the more things decline economically in the war-torn country, “talk of religion will be ramped up to divert the people’s attention”.
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“Here too, as our economy witnesses a downturn, the prime minister speaks of Riyasat-e-Madina to draw the people’s attention away,” he said.
“Those who attempt to divert people’s attention can say their prayers, can keep their fasts and can make arrangements for their eternal abode in heaven. We, too, will continue in our struggle,” Bilawal said.
While vowing to send the government packing, Bilawal said that they will only use democratic means to get rid of this government.
