Daily Times

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that if the opposition moves a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, then the government can be ‘ousted tomorrow’, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Bilawal took a jibe at the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), saying that the opposition was ‘constantly winning’ as long as it was following the policies of the PPP. He claimed that the PDM took part in the by-elections at his party’s suggestion. “While we will not attend the upcoming meeting of the PDM, we wish the alliance good luck,” he said.

Bilawal said that the Punjab and central governments would be overthrown once the opposition jointly tabled no trust motion.

“If the Opposition moves a no-confidence motion against [Prime Minister] Imran Khan and [Chief Minister Punjab] Usman Buzdar, then we can have the government ousted tomorrow.”

Bilawal said that the general elections in the country could be held anytime. “If the opposition is serious, we will have to do politics of principles,” he said. “I do not believe in signals, would go to Washington in a few days and would hear the screams of the rulers,” he added.

The PPP chairman said that the opposition would have to come out of personal politics if it wants to send the government home, adding that the incumbent government is going and the PPP will form the next government. He reiterated that a united show of force by the opposition is needed to dethrone the current regime.

Bilawal also criticised the federal government for depriving Sindh of funds and said that it is ‘unhappy’ because of the work the PPP is doing for Karachi ‘day and night’. “Neither does the government want to do something for Karachi itself, nor does it want us to do anything,” he said, adding that despite having limited resources, the PPP is not only working to resolve the issues of Karachi but is also employing efforts to develop other parts of Sindh.

“People can see the current government’s injustices and that the PPP is the only solution to their problems, therefore, PPP will succeed in forming the next government in Pakistan,” he said.

Bilawal was of the view that the PTI-led government is ‘very unstable’ and said that the PPP is expecting general elections to take place ‘at any time’. Bilawal also spoke about the recent bomb blast in Quetta and demanded that the government implements the National Action Plan to deal with terrorists.