{"id":21873,"date":"2023-11-06T14:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/sun-of-feb-8-will-rise-with-message-of-bilawals-victory-vows-zardari\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:43:56","slug":"sun-of-feb-8-will-rise-with-message-of-bilawals-victory-vows-zardari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sun-of-feb-8-will-rise-with-message-of-bilawals-victory-vows-zardari\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun of Feb 8 will rise with message of Bilawal\u2019s victory, vows Zardari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed confidence in his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari\u2019s victory in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Putting an end to months-long uncertainty, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785760\">agreed<\/a> on February 8, 2024, as the date for polls. The development has stirred activity in the camps of major political parties.<\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to elections, the rivalry between the PPP and PML-N has gained momentum as the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1786818%5C\">alleges<\/a> that the Nawaz-led party has a hidden alliance with the current caretaker government.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the PPP has expressed willingness to form an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785706\">electoral alliance<\/a> with the PTI, citing the need for a level playing field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1786889\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In an official statement issued today, Zardari welcomed the announcement of the election date and said: \u201cThe sun of February 8 will rise with the message of Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari\u2019s victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few days of the public\u2019s difficulties are left. The PPP will bring an end to the people\u2019s ordeals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The former president went on to express his gratitude to the public for the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1786753\/amid-low-turnout-ppp-wins-majority-seats-in-karachi-local-govt-by-elections\">victory in by-elections<\/a> held in Karachi\u2019s nine local government constituencies a day ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSindh\u2019s heart, Karachi, also raised the slogan of <em>\u2018Jiye Bhutto\u2019<\/em>,\u201d Zardari said while terming Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad\u2019s wins a \u201cspecial message for the opponents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery party worker may become the ambassador of Benazir Bhutto <em>shaheed<\/em> and start the electoral campaign,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In another statement, Bilawal also congratulated the Karachi by-election winners and said, \u201cThe public has given its verdict. Now, God-willing, the PPP\u2019s victory on February 8 is also written on the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media in Karachi later in the day, Bilawal termed the results of local government elections a \u201cmere trailer\u201d for what would transpire in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the PPP could not be defeated even if all of its political rivals united. \u201cWe will prove on Feb 8 that PPP enjoys support from Karachi to Kashmir,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal was also asked about reports of a phone call between Zardari and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. The PPP chairperson said that Zardari had already spoken to Nawaz Sharif when the latter returned to the country, saying \u201cit\u2019s old news\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding his media talk, the PPP chairman said that the decision of who became the next prime minister lay with the public. He expressed hope that the public would make sure that the next premier \u201cwill not be from Lahore\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"pml-n-campaign-enters-new-phase\" href=\"#pml-n-campaign-enters-new-phase\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>PML-N campaign enters \u2018new phase\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, PML-N supremo Nawaz presided over a hurdle in Lahore on his \u201cfirst day at the [party\u2019s] central secretariat after returning to the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1782221\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The PML-N supremo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1782567\">returned to Pakistan<\/a> last month after a four-year-long self-exile in London and the legal hurdles he had been facing have mostly been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783492\">cleared<\/a> from his political path.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the party stated, \u201cThe PML-N\u2019s election campaign has entered a new phase with the start of Nawaz Sharif\u2019s meetings in the central secretariat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz, Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal, former defence minister Khawaja Asif, Senate leader Ishaq Dar and former information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb attended the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The PML-N said matters linked to the country\u2019s situation and the party\u2019s future political activities were discussed in the meetup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed confidence in his son and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari\u2019s victory in the upcoming general elections. Putting an end to months-long uncertainty, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi last week agreed on February 8, 2024, as the date for polls. 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