{"id":30821,"date":"2023-12-02T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/bilawal-urges-nawaz-to-rely-on-own-ideology-shun-support-of-administration\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:01:05","slug":"bilawal-urges-nawaz-to-rely-on-own-ideology-shun-support-of-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bilawal-urges-nawaz-to-rely-on-own-ideology-shun-support-of-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilawal urges Nawaz to rely on own ideology, shun support of \u2018administration\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday urged PML-N supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif to contest the upcoming general elections on the strength of his own ideology and mandate and shun the support of the \u201cadministration\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785760\">agreed<\/a> on February 8, 2024 as the date for polls.<\/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\/1789313\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the run-up to polls, the rivalry between the Nawaz-led PML-N and the PPP resurfaced after the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1786818\/ppp-accuses-pml-n-of-hidden-alliance-with-caretakers-in-polls\">alleged<\/a> that the former has a secret alliance with the current caretaker setup.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal again targeted Nawaz during a press conference in Quetta today, saying: \u201cWe want to work together with everyone but side-by-side I am in an election campaign. I will not run my election campaign by saying \u2018Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif for prime minister,\u2019 \u2026 I have ideological differences, they and I have our separate history and I will follow my ideology and manifesto during the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my demand from Mian <em>sahib<\/em>, too. that he should contest the elections on [the strength and basis] of his ideology and mandate instead of the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nawaz to ensure that the ballot was accorded its due respect instead of \u201cgetting it insulted\u201d as it would be better for \u201chim, me and the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34LIVE | Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Press Conference | Dawn News Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bAWXOkl-Lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\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\/1788625\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Without naming anyone, he also criticised the establishment, saying: \u201cIt is not possible that the entire Pakistan is told in 2018 that \u2018Khan is your messiah and you have to only support him because the rest are bad.\u2019 Then in 2023, someone else arrives and [the narrative changes to] \u2018he is the angel while the rest are bad.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal warned that if the PML-N were to come to power, it would continue pursuing \u201cpolitics of revenge and their vested interests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out how the PML-N had made its stance clear against the 18th amendment and wanted it rolled back, terming any such plans a \u201cdangerous idea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou haven\u2019t even implemented the 18th amendment properly and now you\u2019ve termed it bad and want to finish it,\u201d the PPP chief deplored.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal said some people were mistaken to assume that they could manipulate the \u201cwind of change\u2019s direction by coming [back] like a king\u201d with people lining up to appease them and that would be enough to be successful in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of effort being done by Raiwind to create some sort of wind in Sindh but they are unable to. It\u2019s not happening,\u201d Bilawal said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who can\u2019t even return to their home, who are being welcomed in Lahore for the first time in history with tomatoes and eggs instead of garlands are not worried about the people of Sindh and Balochistan. They care about their home more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal said he wanted to bring a change to the status quo by pursuing consensus-based politics instead of confrontational politics where all decisions were taken and implemented with the consensus of all political parties and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted that the PPP was the only political party that never asked for a \u201cspecial field\u201d but instead demanded a level playing field for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>Bilawal\u2019s remarks an attempt to woo voters in Punjab: Sanaullah<\/h2>\n<p>PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah addressed Bilawal\u2019s criticism of his party chief, calling his remarks an attempt to woo the voters in Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PPP is looking to attract the vote of those opposed to the PML-N in Punjab,\u201d he said while talking to the media in Lahore alongside fellow party leader Ahsan Iqbal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a political standpoint, by talking against us, they can only attract our opposition\u2019s vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34LIVE | Senior PMLN Leaders Crucial Press Conference | Dawn News Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mfe9fUc19lQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sanaullah said the PML-N considered the culture of \u201cabusing political opponents\u201d responsible for tremendously damaging the country\u2019s political and democratic environment during the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>He said the PML-N expected that the PPP leadership would keep democratic traditions in mind when talking about the elections. \u201cOther than that, if they think they can give PML-N competition in Punjab \u2026 then they can go ahead and do so with their full effort, as is their right,\u201d Sanaullah added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iqbal said the PML-N had clearly said that there was no plan to roll back the 18th amendment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday urged PML-N supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif to contest the upcoming general elections on the strength of his own ideology and mandate and shun the support of the \u201cadministration\u201d. Last month, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi had agreed on February 8, 2024 as the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2023\/12\/02175636ada4014.jpg?r=194141","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}