PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has said that some elements were trying to manage elections in Gilgit Baltistan.
Addressing an election rally in Challas, Diamir, Bilawal made it clear that people of GB will use their voting right on June 7 and foil all conspiracies.
He advised Islamabad that strong provinces can guarantee strong centre. He pledges that PPP will give the fruit of 18th Amendments to the people of GB. Bilawal said that more people from GB will be included in BIPS.
“PPP will give sovereignty and ownership rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan”, Bilawal Bhutto announced. He advised PM Shehbaz to complete Diamir Bhasha Dam. Bilawal said that PPP will win GB election with big margin as all other political parties were looking worried. Bilawal said that conspiracies against BISP will be foiled and more amount will be allocated in BISP in next budget. He said that PPP knows how to get it rights.
He said that closing the bases of other countries is the third major achievement of PPP. Bilawal said a dictator allowed other countries to build bases in Pakistan during his time. Bilawal said nuclear program was a gift from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, missile program is a gift from Benazir Bhutto Shaheed.
Bilawal claimed that PPP was the sole political party which was looking out for the interest of the people of GB and had the people’s faith.
He said on June 7, the people of GB will demonstrate their power and elect a jiyala chief minister.
Outlining PPP’s contributions towards the region, Bilawal recalled that it was his father, President Zardari, who gave GB its current identity as the region was referred to as Northern Areas before.
Taking note of the regional crisis, Bilawal stressed that Pakistan needed a government like PPP who can look the world in the eye, adding that they were only able to do so as the party was the true representative of the Pakistani people. He called on the people of GB to struggle against these difficult times and ensure the formation of a PPP government in the region. At this, Bilawal also voiced optimism that the country will see similar results in the next general elections.
PPP chairman reiterated his support for securing GB’s constitutional rights, stressing that Islamabad must understand that “Pakistan can only prosper if the people of GB prosper.
He vowed that with the party’s public-private partnership initiatives, not only will you fulfil your own energy requirements but also sell it to the rest of the country.
The PPP chairman also took a jibe at the ruling ally PML-N, wondering why the rest of the political parties campaigning in GB looked so worried. “Throwing money at things might work in Lahore, but not in GB; the people here are honourable and cannot be bought. “Many political parties make claims that they have carried out considerable development work in their provinces; I would like to tell you that whatever you have been able to do was because of President Zardari”.
He recalled that President Zardari was responsible for the 18th Amendment, which enabled greater provincial development. “If they were able to build metros or run trains in any city, it was because of the 18th Amendment and the NFC Award, which enabled provinces to secure the resources needed for such development projects,” Bilawal said.