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Bilawal Bhutto to contest by-election from NA-204
By Web Desk
Published: December 26, 2013
KARACHI: The wait seems to be over. Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will contest the by-election from NA-204 Larkana, sources toldExpress News on Thursday.
The seat was held by PPP leader Ayaz Soomro in the parliament. Soomro has vacated the seat and will be appointed as law advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah.
NA-204 has been a PPP stronghold and was previously won by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Nusrat Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
The decision was reportedly taken at a party meeting yesterday in Naudero.
Official announcement of this decision is likely to be made on December 27 on Benazir’s death anniversary.
In October, PPP President of south Punjab chapter Makhdoom Shahbuddin had said that Bilawal will soon be appointed opposition leader in the National Assembly after winning the election.
He had added that the young Bhutto would eventually progress from opposition leader to prime minister of Pakistan in next general elections.
Welcome to Project Bilawal
Though he was officially ‘launched’ last year, the young chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party only entered the political realm on October 18 with a speech in which he directly took on his party’s political competition for the first time.
In so many ways, 25-year-old Bilawal is a reflection of the party that he has inherited. Both are in a transitional phase, which can be very long and awkward affairs requiring a lot of patience, investment and getting used to. Bilawal has been a work in progress – despite his title, despite expectations, and despite many feeling that he has been around for a while (after all, his political career is still technically a few months old.) It is too early to judge him, and certainly too early to write him off – as many had already done.
Read the detailed analysis here.
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Do you think this is the right time for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to enter politics?
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, it was erroneously mentioned that Bilawal will contest local bodies election from NA-204. The error is regretted and has been fixed.
By Web Desk
Published: December 26, 2013
KARACHI: The wait seems to be over. Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will contest the by-election from NA-204 Larkana, sources toldExpress News on Thursday.
The seat was held by PPP leader Ayaz Soomro in the parliament. Soomro has vacated the seat and will be appointed as law advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah.
NA-204 has been a PPP stronghold and was previously won by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Nusrat Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
The decision was reportedly taken at a party meeting yesterday in Naudero.
Official announcement of this decision is likely to be made on December 27 on Benazir’s death anniversary.
In October, PPP President of south Punjab chapter Makhdoom Shahbuddin had said that Bilawal will soon be appointed opposition leader in the National Assembly after winning the election.
He had added that the young Bhutto would eventually progress from opposition leader to prime minister of Pakistan in next general elections.
Welcome to Project Bilawal
Though he was officially ‘launched’ last year, the young chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party only entered the political realm on October 18 with a speech in which he directly took on his party’s political competition for the first time.
In so many ways, 25-year-old Bilawal is a reflection of the party that he has inherited. Both are in a transitional phase, which can be very long and awkward affairs requiring a lot of patience, investment and getting used to. Bilawal has been a work in progress – despite his title, despite expectations, and despite many feeling that he has been around for a while (after all, his political career is still technically a few months old.) It is too early to judge him, and certainly too early to write him off – as many had already done.
Read the detailed analysis here.
______________________________________________________________
Do you think this is the right time for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to enter politics?
- No (62%, 181 Votes)
- Yes (38%, 110 Votes)
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, it was erroneously mentioned that Bilawal will contest local bodies election from NA-204. The error is regretted and has been fixed.
