Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday voiced strong criticism of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on reserved seats, asserting that the decision is steering Pakistan into a constitutional crisis.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Bilawal expressed concern over the Supreme Court’s verdict in the SIC reserved seats case, suggesting that the ruling had “mobilised a ‘dead’ party.”
He questioned the opposition leader, asking if either he or the Prime Minister had taken away PTI’s bat symbol, which was revoked by the court due to alleged rigging in the party’s interparty election.
Bilawal also condemned the rise of “hate politics” in Pakistan, describing it as unprecedented in the country’s history. He lamented the ongoing economic crisis, stressing that while the people are suffering, politicians have failed to provide much-needed relief.
The PPP leader also took a moment to congratulate Arshad Nadeem for his historic gold medal win in the Paris Olympics 2024, marking the end of Pakistan’s 32-year Olympic medal drought.
Bilawal said that a defunct political party was resurrected through a court decision that stripped the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of its electoral symbol (bat), suggesting that the judiciary was responsible for the current crises.
“No one sitting in this House is responsible for the current crisis in the country. Only the court was and is the reason for the crisis,” said the PPP chairman.
Bilawal insisted that the judiciary is constantly “interfering” in Pakistan’s politics.
“The history of judiciary is before everyone,” the young politico said, adding that his party had to fight for justice on behalf of its martyred leaders — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
