Staff Reporter
Lahore
Calling resignations an ‘atom bomb’ in the hands of the Opposition, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the strategy to use it will be devised by the 11-party alliance under the banner of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
Speaking to the media outside Kot Lakhpath jail after meeting PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, Bilawal dismissed reports that his party was against resignations. “The PDM unanimously decided that its lawmakers will handover resignations to their party chiefs by December 31.”
“Our resignations are our atom bombs and the PDM will strategise on how to use it,” he said. “All of PDM is on the same page. We have the same destination and one target: to restore democracy in the country.”When asked if the Opposition would be open to a national dialogue,
Bilawal said there was no point in seeking talks in a situation when there is “a puppet prime minister who has a puppet chief minister and
puppet government spokespersons.”
“When an important issue like the FATF was being debated in the August House, the Leader of the Opposition was not allowed
to speak. In such a situation, on which forum should we seek a national dialogue?”
Bilawal said the Opposition has made up its mind that the government has to be removed. “This is the only way to pull the
country out of the crisis. Their deadline is January 31 and today, through these cameras, I want to give a message to Prime Minister Imran
Khan: resign.”
Responding to a question regarding the meeting with Shahbaz, Bilawal said he had spoken to Maryam Nawaz about visiting the
PML-N president earlier. “Since I am in Lahore, we submitted a request. It is our tradition to support even our greatest adversaries during
tough times such as these. I wanted to offer my condolences,” he said.
