By Nazir Siyal
GARHI KHUDA BAKSH: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Central leaders PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and PkMAP’s Mahmood Khan Achakzai and others gathered to commemorate 13th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near Larkana on Sunday.
The PDM leaders once asked the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan to step down till January 31st, 2021, otherwise face PDM long march to Islamabad capital aimed to unseat him anyway.
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz thanked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Aseefa, Bakhtawar and Faryal Talpur over their warm welcome and hospitality since her arrival to be their guest.
Maryam Nawaz threw lights on the life of Benazir Bhutto and said the first female prime minister of the Muslim world, “had to lay down her life” during her struggle and martyrdom.
During her speech to the audiences, she said despite political rival our struggle for the democracy and Bilawal Bhutto like a younger Brother.
About 40 percent PML-N leader address was about to resettle and develop relations with PPP even political rivalry in the past. She also spoke in Sindhi to convince the audiences on the occasion.
PML-N Vice-President termed herself a daughter of Sindh and said she was at a jalsa venue with the greetings of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif for the Sindhis.
Maryam said Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, first prime minister of Muslim world, lost her life for her struggle. She prayed for the departed souls of Benazir Bhutto and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Maryam recited the couplet of Faiz Ahmed Faiz to pay tribute to Benazir Bhutto and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Maryam also recalled her first meeting with Benazir in London which lasted for over three hours where they also had dinner and tea and discussed at length different issues.
Maryam blasted Imran Khan for his helplessness in running the government. “It’s was the political garbage that was collected from everywhere and PTI raised from it. Imran Khan now said he came into government without preparedness. This government would not last,” she added.
She said Imran Khan did not have the courage to bring former president Musharraf back to the country as he was awarded death sentence. “Imran even does not have the courage to talk about this issue,” he added.
Maryam said Imran Khan is now begging for NRO from the PDM. “He is a failure, a loser. Shehbaz Sharif’s family begs the government for a meeting and they wait for weeks for it but government’s representative (Muhammad Ali Durrani) needed no prior permission as he went straight into a meeting with Shehbaz in prison. Why? Because he conveyed the request for an NRO,” she maintained.
Maryam said army is suffering due to Imran Khan’s incompetence. Maryam said politicians face hangings and bashing while mistakes of others are all forgiven. She said Imran Khan has accepted his failure at the time when his government was about to complete almost three years in office.
Maryam sought help from people of Larkana to oust Imran Khan to bring down the inflation. “Imran Khan is the first politician who gave negative statements against the army in India and in the US,” she alleged. She mocked Prime Minister Imran Khan for considering petty details of PDM and living in illusion that there are any rifts in PDM ranks.
“You cannot say a word to bring back Pervez Musharraf, killer of Benazir Bhutto and constitution of Pakistan. Country’s doors are now closed for Pervez Musharraf,” she said. “Ideology cannot be defeated,” Maryam remarked.
Maryam expressed her resolve that she, along with Bilawal Bhutto, would continue the legacy of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif. “We have revisited and reviewed our past mistakes in which all political parties were used against each other and gave statements as per the divide and rule policy by the opponents,” she further added.
Earlier, PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari received leaders from various Opposition parties included PML-N delegation led by Maryam Nawaz.
PML-N delegation among Captain (retd) Safdar, Pervez Rashid, Maryam Aurangzeb, Muhammad Zubair, Muftah Ismail, and Shah Muhammad Shah. The PDM leaders visited the mausoleum of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto to pay their respects.
While, other PDM leaders National Party President Abdul Malik Baloch, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Chief of Balochistan National Party Mengal Group, Awami National Party senior vice president Haider Khan Hoti and others.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl chief and PDM president Maulana Fazlur Rehman was being represented by JUI-F Central Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Abdul Razzaq Abid Lakho, Saud Afzal Jalijo and Maulana Abdullah Mehr.