Never called Nawaz, Altaf traitors: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto said Friday that Nawaz Sharif was a democratically elected prime minister of the country and that he never termed him a traitor.

According to details, a PPP delegation led by Bilawal called on chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rahman to discuss the Kashmir dispute and the overall political situation of the country.

The delegation comprised of Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Khursheed Shah, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Faisal Kareem Kundi and Senator Farhatullah Babar.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Bilawal said Maulana Fazlur Rahman was his senior as he also worked with his father for the sake of democracy in the state. "We want to continue working together with the JUI-F," he added.

Asked about any secret agenda of the meeting between the two parties, he noted that Fazl was the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, adding that the meeting also focused on the same issue.

The PPP chairman further said that he had differences with the prime minister on several issues, but never termed him a traitor. "Nawaz Sharif is a democratically elected prime minister of the country," he asserted.

"I can never imagine labeling an elected prime minister as a traitor," Bilawal said, noting that he was the son of Benazir Bhutto.

The PPP chairman expressed similar views for the founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), saying that he also never described Altaf Hussain as a traitor.

"Uncle Altaf was a political reality in Karachi's context and he still is," he said.

Bilawal also reacted to yesterday's tirade of Imran Khan, saying that minus-one suggestions do not suit the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

"My grandfather was subtracted, my uncles Shahnawaz and Mir Murtaza Bhutto were also eliminated," he recalled while speaking to journalists.

Today they are asking to subtract Asif Ali Zardari, he regretted adding that tomorrow they may also ask for eliminating Bilawal.

"These things give a bad name to Pakistan," said the PPP chairman.

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