Pakistan People's Party Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has said his party has resolved that it will not allow anyone to encroach power. On the eve of the 88th birth anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on Tuesday, he said in a statement that "I urged the people particularly the youth to study the political philosophy of the country's first directly elected Prime Minister with a view to drawing inspiration for overcoming the myriad social, economic and political challenges facing the country today."
"Shaheed Bhutto believed that power belongs to the people. Today we reiterate our pledge that we will not allow any individual or institution to usurp the power that belongs to the people and people alone," he said. PPP Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the PPP will not permit the fanatics to usurp that power in the name of religion. We will also not allow any individual or institution to usurp this power on any pretext whatsoever, he said.