Asif Ali Zardari was soft, accommodating and cooperative and wanted to see the government living its full five-year term till 2018. He did not find fault with any of its policy. During his opposition days, Nawaz Sharif repeatedly provided solid props to Zardari to have his full tenure in government.
Aggressive Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was worried watching “the Punjab being held hostage by terrorists,” and deplored its privatisation policy, believing that the nation’s house was being auctioned without taking it into confidence. “If the government cannot run the country, does this mean we should sell it?”
However, Zardari approved the son’s attack saying that he was free to formulate the PPP policies but stated that Bilawal too would never allow derailing of democracy. Although he calls the tune in the PPP, he declared the young boy’s defiant line as something independent.
Conversely, in the past Nawaz Sharif, at times, publicly disapproved the frequent harsh attack of his brother Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Zardari when the latter was president and the PML-N was in opposition. Bilawal is indeed convinced in the heart of hearts that Taliban must be dealt with severely and the government must abandon the peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). But he doesn’t realise that as the dialogue process is in full swing, his harangue is highly damaging the prospects of the release of the sons each one of his former prime minister and slain Punjab governor. He has the right to criticise the government the way he likes, but may have mercy on the kidnapped boys for a while. He has ample time at his disposal to project his policy vis-à-vis Taliban.
However, the PPP patron-in-chief forgets that it was the very government of his own party during whose rule talks were held with different militant groups including those in Swat. Had he presented the pearls of wisdom the way he has been doing for some time now, his government might have come out with somewhat better performance, and the PPP would have been saved from what it faced in the last general elections.
“Sighted persons are asking the blind to lead them in the name of talks; our party would not bow down to savages or tolerate their dictatorship,” he said at the death anniversary congregation. “The Taliban are deceiving everyone in the name of talks. Terrorists want to take away our identity and existence. People are asking for a way out from the blind alley. What did we do that the history is not willing to forgive us?”
Unfortunately, Bilawal talked about the $1.5 billion Saudi grant in an immature manner, but by doing so, he followed his party line that has often been propounded by leader of opposition Khursheed Shah despite explanations given by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Friends, which come to Pakistan’s rescue at difficult times, need to be treated differently rather than being taunted.
Zardari stated that the PPP did not want any damage to democracy as some forces have remained keen to ensure a clash among politicians. The practice of making attempts to use others through deception has always been employed, but he said he never got infuriated whenever anyone tried to provoke him.
About the Taliban, he said both talks and war would continue simultaneously. “But a time will come when we will have to go for an all-out war.”
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