Daily Times

Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday said that the arrest of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would be a dangerous game, one that would create ripples in the country.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the PPP leader said Prime Minister Imran Khan was creating uncertainty in the country. “He [Imran Khan] has done nothing accept arresting politicians. He is being asked to do things, which no other politician would do.”

Responding to a question, Shah said that courage is needed to arrest him. “It is not possible to arrest him but nothing certain can be said about this government.”

“There is no need for in-house change in Sindh because the cases have been made on the basis of assumptions and it is not possible to impose Governor’s rule in the province,” the PPP leader said. “There is no place for it in the constitution. Governor’s rule can only be imposed through martial law.”

The former opposition leader added that enforcing Governor’s rule would not be better for the country. “The constitution provides a guarantee of a strong federation and the country’s security would be in jeopardy if the constitution is altered.”

Shah further said that effort were afoot to introduce a one-party system in the country. “It feels like the country is moving towards the imposition of civilian martial law. The way politics is being done nowadays it seems like one party is being made strong while others are being made weak,” he added.

The PPP leader added that Imran Khan did not come into power through the public mandate but was brought into power and that everyone was aware of it. “Imran Khan is trying to hide his incompetence through frivolous activities. He [Imran] does not want anyone to question him about the promises he made,” Shah added.

Published in Daily Times, December 31^st 2018.