Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of adopting ‘thuggish’ tactics against rival political parties in order to maintain its influence, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. “The PTI believes that there is a constant need to make false promises in order to keep the government intact,” he said, adding that the people, however, cannot be deceived by the lies of such leaders any more. “These false promises helped the PTI in coming into power, but these are not enough to lead the country on the path of prosperity. A proper vision is required for the progress of the country,” he said. According to the PPP chairman, the ruling party is bashing the opposition in order to hide the ‘inefficiency’ of its own leaders and government. He said by giving power to those who only wish to gain political influence, the Establishment has given rise to questions against its own credibility. The PPP chairman expressed concerns over the illegal occupation of land owned by relatives of his party’s senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira. “Being relative of a member of the opposition has also become a crime in the country,” he lamented, and demanded that authorities concerned take action against those involved in the ‘illegal occupation of land’. Published in Daily Times, January 28th 2019.