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Solution to Country’s Problems Lies in Fawad Critical of New Taliban

Fulfilment of Benazir’s Vision, Says Bilawal Restrictions on Afghan Women

the party.
“We have to take our
message to every corner
of the country,” he said,
announcing that the PPP
central executive com-
mittee would establish its
base in Lahore on January
5, on the birth anniversary
of late party founder and
former prime minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

“The story of this
government’s end will be-
gin in the very city where
the PPP’s foundation was
laid,” he said.

After Bilawal, PPP
Co-Chairperson Asif Ali
Zardari assured said the
PPP would form the next
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a public rally held in Garhi Khuda Baksh to government in the coun- “ ... saying that women can’t travel alone or go to schools and colleges — this kind of
observe former prime minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary try. retrogressive thinking is a danger for Pakistan,” the information minister said
“Your fortunes and
Garhi Khuda Baksh: it had valiantly fought ter- “And when you em- those of the poor will Islamabad: Information Minister stan movement had foreseen that
PPP Chairperson Bilawal rorism in the country and power provinces, you change. And Bilawal will Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said the leadership of India’s Hindu ma-
Bhutto-Zardari said on established the writ of the solve people’s problems.” change those fortunes,” retrogressive thinking was a “danger jority would be coopted by people
Monday that the only so- state. He expressed regret, he said, adding that they for Pakistan” in reference to the re- who would “make life difficult for

lution to the problems “We, our soldiers and saying that the application were trying their best to cent measures taken by the Taliban minorities”.
Pakistan was facing in our people, defeated the of the 18th amendment fulfill the promises made government in Afghanistan regard- Pointing to violence committed

present times was the ful- same terrorists whom the and the NFC award was to Benazir and Zulfikar ing women. against minorities in India, he con-

fillment of former prime entire world couldn’t de- not seen after the PPP’s Ali Bhutto. “You see that two extremist re- trasted the response to what hap-

minister and slain PPP feat in Afghanistan,” Bila- tenure. gimes have cropped up on right and pened in the aftermath of the Sialkot

leader Benazir Bhutto’s vi- wal said, without naming There were “attacks” PTI, PPP left of Pakistan. On one side there is lynching on December 3.

sion. any terrorist organization. on democracy after that, Afghanistan where the Taliban have “You saw the whole of Pakistan

Bilawal, who was ad- “But the incumbent he said. Women Get arrived. We want to fully help the was united and condemned that in-

dressing a public rally held government is selling out “At times through Afghan people. cident. This is happening every day

in Sindh’s Garhi Khuda the blood of our martyrs an RO (returning officer) into Physical “But saying that women can’t in India with Muslims and no one is
Baksh to observe Benazir’s ... the prime minister and election and other times travel alone or go to schools and bothered.”
14th death anniversary, the president have bowed through an RTS (Results Brawl colleges — this kind of retrogressive He said the reason for making
began his speech with an down to them (terror- Transmission System) thinking is a danger for Pakistan,” the nation-state of Pakistan was for
ode to his late mother. ists), they are begging for election,” he added, mak- Islamabad: Ruling PTI the information minister said, while a place where Muslims could have a

Benazir was assassi- a deal. But the terrorists ing references to allega- MNA Ghazala Saifi and addressing a ceremony in Islam- majority where their rights would

nated in a gun-and-bomb have turned them away,” tions of rigging during Shagufta Jumani of the abad. be preserved, and they would not
attack after an election he said. “But the jiyalas elections. opposition PPP got into a He added that a similar Hindu be hostage to a majority. Chaudhry

rally in Liaquat Bagh on of the PPP and BB are He alleged that the physical brawl during the extremist mindset was rising in stressed that Pakistan’s purpose was
Dec 27, 2007. still standing firm to fight Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf National Assembly’s noisy India so the Pakistani state’s “big- “preserving minority rights and

“It has been 14 years those terrorists.” led government wanted to sitting on Thursday. gest” and “most important” fight safeguarding them”.

[since Benazir’s assassina- The PPP, he said, “snatch provinces’ rights The two lawmak- was against these “two extremist “Our real challenge is how to
tion], and we still remem- didn’t believe in deals, and and end provincial au- ers surrounded by others thoughts”. reclaim Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad
ber Shaheed Mohtarma added that Benazir was tonomy”. were seen shouting and “We have had failures and suc- Ali Jinnah’s Pakistan.”

Benazir Bhutto. Th e being wrongly accused of “But we will not let pushing each other when cesses but till now Pakistan is that The information minister
people of Pakistan still re- entering a deal on the eve them do so,” he asserted. the protesting opposition bright hope in this region which said that confusion about what the
member Shaheed Mohtar- of her assassination. Ap- “When provinces are not members had gathered in while remaining amid these ex- founder wanted for Pakistan was
ma Benazir Bhutto,” he parently making a refer- given their rights, people front of the seats of min- tremes can emerge out from them.” present in the state itself. Chaudhry

said. ence to reports of a pow- suff er.” isters to have a face-to- The information minister’s said Jinnah had defined his vision in
“Shaheed BB your er-sharing deal between Bilawal further al- face argument at the time comments come after Afghanistan’s his three addresses to the Constitu-

beloved Pakistan is facing Benazir and then-presi- leged that the mandate of the presentation of the Taliban authorities said on Sunday ent Assembly, armed forces and the

a difficult time. Your be- dent Pervez Musharraf, of the people had been controversial finance bill. that women seeking to travel lon- bureaucracy.

loved Pakistan is [now] a Bilawal said that the PPP stolen and now, “they TV channels, while ger distances should not be offered “This confusion should be

democracy only in name.” did not practice “non- [masses] have to endure showing the footage of the transport unless they are accompa- completely dispelled that the Quaid-
Bilawal went on to democratic politics”. puppets and selected rul- incident, claimed that Ms nied by a close male relative. i-Azam wanted a religious state. He
say neither was there any “We do not need a ers and bear the burden of Jumani slapped the PTI The guidance, issued by the never saw Pakistan as a religious

“freedom to speak nor the deal. Our deal is with the an incompetent and inef- MNA. Ministry for the Promotion of Vir- country and all these people who
freedom to live” in today’s people of Pakistan.” ficient prime minister.” On the other hand, tue and Prevention of Vice, also today on his name are fooling the

Pakistan. More so, he add- ‘Govt neither believes “This government the PPP members were called on all vehicle owners to offer people that the meaning of an Is-
ed, the country was also in democracy nor in pro- neither believes in de- quoted by her party col- rides only to women wearing hijabs. lamic country was a religious coun-
facing economic diffi cul- vincial autonomy’: Refer- mocracy nor in provincial leagues as saying that she The guidance, circulated on so- try — this was entirely not the case.”

ties and the poor had been ring to a slogan raised by autonomy,” he remarked. was attacked by Ms Saifi cial media networks, came weeks af- He said his lifestyle was at odds
abandoned. the PPP with regards to Turning his attention and that she had only re- ter the ministry asked Afghanistan’s with people who used his name to-
“There is only one so- punishing Benazir’s kill- to the economy, he said taliated. television channels to stop showing day and wanted to make “Pakistan a

lution to the problems of ers, Bilawal recalled: “We the country’s people “are Later, Ms Saifi issued dramas and soap operas featuring backward country”.

Pakistan,” he said. “There said democracy is the best drowning in a tsunami a statement claiming that women actors. The ministry had Chaudhry said Jinnah had clar-

is just one way, one party, revenge.” of inflation and facing a she had got her thumb also called on female TV journalists ified the role of minorities and that

one political philoso- “And we had restored storm of taxes”. fractured during the to wear hijabs while presenting. the state would have no business to
phy and one manifesto democracy [in Pakistan] He claimed that un- scuffle with Ms Jumani. Since taking power in August, interfere in religious matters.

that holds the solution through the 18th Amend- employment and poverty “I am appalled at the way the Taliban have imposed various “After that, a great retrogres-

to these problems ... And ment and the National had risen to historic levels. Shugafta Jumani has con- restrictions on women and girls, sive [thinking] has come and we see

that is the vision of Sha- Finance Commission And this turmoil ducted herself. To behave despite pledging a softer rule com- Pakistan has declined.”

heed Mohtarma Benazir (NFC) award. We empow- would continue to in- in such a way, in a space pared with their first stint in power He said the movement for Pak-

Bhutto.” ered parliament, and the crease till “our economy which has such specific in the 1990s. istan was not led by accomplished

‘Govt selling out PPP was the first party in remains enslaved to the codes of ethics, a place for In several provinces, local Tali- religious figures and scholars of the

martyrs’ blood’: The PPP the country that complet- IMF (International Mon- us to voice the concerns of ban authorities have been persuaded time. Instead, Jinnah and Allama

chief also criticized the ed its five-year term in the etary Fund) and is man- the people we represent, to reopen schools — but many girls Iqbal had talked about a political

government for “selling government,” he added. aged by this inefficient for it to be reduced to this still remain cut off from secondary theory and politically interpreted

out the blood of our mar- The 18th Amend- government”. sort of brawl-like behav- education. Islam that there should be a coun-

tyrs” by “striking deals ment and the NFC, he At the end of his ad- ior should be a cause of ‘Reclaim Jinnah’s Pakistan’: try where Muslims and minorities
with terrorists”. said, restored democracy dress, Bilawal urged PPP intense shame for Ms Ju- During his address, Chaudhry said could live where a “brutal majority”
He said when the and empowered prov- workers and supporters to mani,” said the PTI mem- that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali could not target them.
PPP was in government, inces. campaign for and revive ber in her statement. Jinnah and the leaders of the Paki- FAWAD, P15
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