Daily Times

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) took out a public meeting on Temple Road on Thursday.

PPP Central Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira delivered the key speech. He said that his party has re-emerged in the province and the Bhuttos candidate Faisal Mir would win NA-120 by-election. He showed reservations over the role of Election Commission of Pakistan for not stopping intervention of PML-N ministers and usage of government resources in Kulsoom Nawaz’s campaign.

PPP Central Information Secretary Chaudhry Manzoor, Punjab Women Wing President Samina Ghurki, Lahore President Azizur Rehman Chan, Secretary Israr Butt and Aslam also addressed the charged crowd. Manzoor said Imran Khan returned back to the constituency after quitting summer vacation with his children in London. If both PML-N and PTI were sincere with the people of NA-120, then they utilise millions of rupees to provide basic civic facilities to the voters of the constituency, instead of spoiling in advertisement campaign and the constituency of NA-120 turned into an exemplary constituency. Chan said the PML-N by spending millions of rupees on fake surveys of the constituency showing its strong position in NA-120 whereas ground reality was different.

Ghurki said the PML-N was trying to make fool of the voters once again by shouting lucrative slogans.

Faisal Mir said the PML-N and PTI have started buying sympathy of the voters by using hefty amounts. He said the ruling party was offering Rs 5000 per vote while the PTI has priced Rs 3000 for a single vote. PPP candidate said that only way to get public support is to serve the people and Bhuttos party’s history evident of the reality that PPP never compromise on the interests of masses. He with confidence claimed that people assured him of full electoral support and by the grace of God, PPP will be victorious on September 17 as the victory has been written in the name of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asif Zardari and Benazir Bhutto.

Later, the leaders and workers took out a torch-lit rally from Temple Road to Regal Chowk.

Published in Daily Times, September 15^th 2017.