PPP chairman says elections would not be delayed \u2018no matter what
\nISLAMABAD
\nChairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday the PTI founder Imran Khan should not be in prison if he is innocent.
\n\u201cIf Khan sahab is innocent then he should not be in jail, but if he is guilty then he should stay imprisoned.\u201d
\nSpeaking to the media after the hearing of the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto presidential reference, Bilawal referred to the current political climate of the country and said \u201cwhat is happening now is not that bad, much worse has happened in the past\u201d.
\nThe former foreign minister also said that the PPP was in favour of hearing ZAB\u2019s case before the general elections rather than after. \u201cWe want the decision to come before the elections,\u201d he said and added that initially, the PPP was hopeful that the case would be presided over consistently, \u201cbut now we just hope that verdict will come immediately after the elections\u201d.
\nThe PPP leader said that he was hopeful that they would get justice in this case and that history would be corrected.
\nRegarding the rumours surrounding the change in election date, the PPP scion maintained that \u201cno matter what\u201d, elections would take place on February 8.
\n\u201cIf the three or four senators stand up and say something, then are their words more powerful or does the constitutional and the legal decision of the chief justice carry more weight,\u201d he said while referring to the resolution passed by 14 senate members on January 5.
\nResponding to a question by a journalist, Bilawal said that Karachi had witnessed development under the PPP\u2019s tenure. \u201cThis is the first time that the PPP won in both, Karachi and local body elections.\u201d
\nHe added that the party secured seats in numerous districts of Multan and defeated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). \u201cWe are positive that the people of Karachi would definitely give the PPP a chance and for the first time, Karachi\u2019s local body system, Sindh\u2019s provincial (system) and the federal government\u2019s system would be with the people\u2019s party.\u201d
\nSpeaking about the \u2018external influence\u2019 over the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Bilawal said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was given the electoral cricket symbol \u2018bat\u2019 as the people of Pakistan love the sport.
\nResponding to a question, the PPP leader commented that when fake cases were being filed against us (the PPP), Imran would say that the institutions were independent and liable to provide justifications. \u201cNow Khan Sahab should also approach these institutions.\u201d
\nHe also stated that the PTI founder was suffering from the same things he had done previously. \u201cThe norm of putting people in jail and making cases is not right, but this norm was established by Khan sahab himself,\u201d he said, adding that he first needs to repent and then such traditions should be abolished.
\nResponding to a question regarding the establishment\u2019s role in politics, the party chairman said that it had been worse before. He further said that there was a lot of noise regarding the rejection of nomination papers. \u201cIf you look at previous elections, this is not a new thing,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PPP chairman says elections would not be delayed \u2018no matter what ISLAMABAD Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday the PTI founder Imran Khan should not be in prison if he is innocent. \u201cIf Khan sahab is innocent then he should not be in jail, but if he is guilty then […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-379516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n