Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of rejoining the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
Speaking to media persons after getting a pre-arrest bail in the New York Property case, the former president said that the chances of the PPP becoming part of the PDM are very slim.
The comments came a day after a meeting between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad.
During the meeting, both parties agreed to launch anti-government protests to send the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) packing. The meeting was organised after PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif agreed to an in-house change.
Speaking about the PTI government, Zardari said he was against the incumbent government from the very first day.
Meanwhile, Bilawal on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to mend his ways and stop “troubling” farmers.
Bilawal said that a urea bag was being sold at Rs3,500 in the black market instead of the official rate of Rs1,768. He said the PPP would hold rallies against the government’s “anti-farmer” policies from January 21.
“Imran Khan has committed economic terrorism by destroying the agricultural sector of the country, which will not be forgiven at any cost,” he said.
Bilawal said that there was no water for growers in Punjab and it costs Rs600 per hour to operate a tube-well. “It will not be possible for a grower to produce wheat at government’s recommended price. The Sindh government has set the wheat price at Rs2,200 per 40 kilograms whereas Punjab has fixed the price at Rs1,950 per 40 kilograms. The cost of production per acre increased after an increase in the prices of fuel and pesticides.”
On the other hand, an important decision was made by the PPP leadership ahead of the anti-PTI government long march that is scheduled for February.
The PPP has reportedly decided to include “like-minded opposition parties” in its long march scheduled for February 27. A committee had already been formed to devise a strategy in this regard.
