Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday condemned alleged political victimisation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), urging the government to respect opposition voices and protect democratic institutions.
During a telephone conversation with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, he discussed the country’s political situation and stressed that a responsible opposition was essential to democracy and parliamentary governance, according to a PPP press release.
His remarks came amid allegations of a crackdown on JUI-F leaders, including a reported raid on the offices and residence of Senator Kamran Murtaza on November 7. The Pakistan Bar Council members condemned the incident.
Political tensions escalated after Fazlur Rehman criticised the government’s imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alleging that terrorism was being used as a pretext to remove the provincial government.
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