Naheed Khan, former political secretary of slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, claimed that the present party leadership had deviated from the vision and mission of the party's founding Chairman Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. "The democratic identity of the PPP has been tarnished and the party has been taken away from its set course and mission." She expressed these views while addressing to the journalists on Tuesday. Senator Safdar Abbasi also spoke on the occasion.
The PPP stalwart pointed out that the party had lost its identity and fame, adding that loyal and sincere workers of PPP would spare no effort for the protection of the ideological and democratic base of the party. "The PPP came into being for existence due to its sincere and die-hard workers," she argued and added the anti-PPP elements in the party ranks would have to pay the price for their political mistakes.
She said that after Benazir Bhutto, there had been a widening gulf between the party leadership and its rank and file. Both the PPP diehard leaders claimed that all the evidence pertaining to the murder of Benazir Bhutto had been destroyed. They cited that according to the inquiry commission of UN, the investigation had never been led towards the right direction. "The PPP present leadership would have to pay the price in the coming elections because the investigation into the murder of Benazir shaheed will be the main issue in the next election," they expressed.