PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has pledged unwavering dedication to addressing the challenges confronting the business community, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Bilawal made this commitment during a meeting with the office-bearers of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the local business community at Zahir Shah House.
In the meeting, business representatives conveyed the various issues and hardships they are encountering, highlighting the downturn in business activities across the country, with a specific emphasis on the challenges faced in K-P.
Bilawal Bhutto assured the gathered businessmen that he would actively engage in playing a significant role in resolving the issues confronting the business community. He emphasized his commitment to finding solutions to the problems affecting businesses in K-P and the nation at large.
Additionally, Bilawal took the opportunity to clarify the PPP’s stance, emphasizing that the party is not adversarial to the corporate sector. He underscored the importance of providing due consideration to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and ensuring that the PPP’s policies are supportive of both large corporations and smaller businesses.
Earlier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on all political parties on Wednesday to set differences aside and unite against the escalating threat of terrorism.
Addressing the Peshawar High Court Bar Association, the Bhutto scion condemned the recent terrorist attack in Dera Ismail Khan. Bilawal said that terrorism was rising in the country, and it could only be fought together, reiterating that no single party could deal with the menace alone. “If we continue to fight each other, the enemy will keep taking advantage of it,” he added.
The former foreign minister emphasized Pakistan’s unparalleled sacrifices in its efforts to eradicate terrorism. He commended the resilient people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for shouldering the heaviest burden in the nation’s war against terrorism.
However, he raised concerns about a perceived resurgence in terrorism, attributing it to the release of individuals involved in heinous attacks without parliamentary approval or public consensus.
The PPP leader criticized the decision to allow unchecked immigration when the Afghan government was overthrown, asserting that it set the country back a decade. He cited the recent attack in DI Khan as an example, lamenting the adverse impact on the police, army, and civilians.
He asserted that the families of those martyred in the Army Public School (APS) attack should be told “who traded their [children’s] blood and how”.
Regarding the hearing of the presidential reference filed to revisit the 1979 death sentence given to former prime minister and founder of PPP, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bilawal thanked Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa for giving the Bhutto family a chance on the case. “We want the history to be corrected. All those involved in this crime must be exposed,” the Bhutto scion said, adding that this was an opportunity that could bring Pakistan out of crisis. –Agencies
