Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that all constitutional institutions should discharge their responsibilities in accordance with law. At present, around 1.8 million cases of various natures including heinous crimes of terrorism and murders are pending in the courts of law, he added and maintained that the PPP leaders and workers have rendered sacrifices for ensuring an independent judiciary. The party leadership and workers fully believed to respect the decisions of the judiciary.
The chairman PPP said this while talking to media persons here at the residence of late Jam Saqi at Naseem Nagar on Sunday afternoon where he came to offer condolences with the bereaved family. Bilawal further said that the PPP desired to bring reforms in the judiciary to ensure speedy justice to aggrieved persons.
Replying to another question, the PPP Chairman made it clear that the party would not compromise on 18th Amendment. The party found no sincere efforts on NFC Award and other national issues, he said and emphasized stopping criticism on election of Chairman Senate. The Election Commission of Pakistan should be empowered to conduct the general elections in free, fair and transparent manners, he added.
Bilawal vowed that the PPP would continue its struggle to serve the masses without any discrimination, adding that the PPP is only political party of the country which always made efforts to improve the living standard of the people according to ideological manifesto set by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
He said that the provision of employment to youth, launching of Benazir Income Support Programme, distribution of state land among landless heirs particularly women peasants, skill development programmes, development of agriculture and other sectors of life were the great achievement of the PPP government and the party will remain continued its efforts to improve the socio economic condition of the common people as well as progress and prosperity of the country.
He claimed that other political parties have not initiated such programme which implemented by the PPP governments in the past. At present, he said that poorer become much poorer and richer become much richer, adding that the PPP possessed development programmes which could move the country into right direction.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the occasion paid tributes to the services of Jam Saqi, adding that his struggle against the dictatorial rule in the past could not be forgettable. Late Jam Saqi was the politician of leftist wing and he remained stood on his ideology, he said and added that his grandfather and mother always acknowledged his struggle. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and provincial ministers Nisar Khuhro and Jam Khan Shoro and other leaders were also present on the occasion..