ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday dismissed speculation about his engagement and wedding, saying no such development had taken place and urging the public to focus on “real issues”.
In a video message posted on X, the PPP leader sought to put an end to a flurry of social media rumours about his personal life.
“Social media has gotten my baatpakki, engagement and wedding done,” he said. “I clarify that nothing as such has taken place; neither do I know any Princess Gloria.”
Bilawal said any decision regarding his marriage would be announced by his family.
“Till then, focus on the real issues and ignore the social media fuss,” he added.
He said that the rumours were being amplified to divert public attention from more pressing matters.
He then turned to the recent fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), in which 14 infants lost their lives, and criticised Health Minister Mustafa Kamal over the incident.
“A minister, who wants to become the Gorbachev of Pakistan and divide our country into 30 pieces, cannot manage one hospital himself,” he said, apparently drawing a comparison between Kamal and Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991.
Bilawal also criticised recent remarks about the creation of new provinces, saying such matters could not be settled through public statements or business forums.
“At a time when a Lahore minister is telling the businessmen of Lahore that make provinces and govern them, at a time when the Sindh Assembly has taken a courageous stance and asserted that such discussions cannot take place on the streets or at business forums,” he said.
He maintained that any discussion or decision on the creation of provinces must take place through the relevant provincial assembly.
He also pointed out that Sindh was the first province to pass a resolution in favour of joining Pakistan.
Bilawal’s clarification came after reports circulated on social media that he was preparing to marry into a European family.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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