LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Tuesday moved an application tolodge a case against Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed forhurling death threats to party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
The application filed by Gilgit Baltistan Food Minister Muhammad Jaffarstating that Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed hurled deaththreats to PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, hence action should betaken against the accused.
It is pertinent here to mention that PPP leader Chaudhry Manzoor whileaddressing a press conference in Lahore said that the PPP leaders and partyworkers will tomorrow (Wednesday) express solidarity with the innocentparty chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
He said, “We used to ignore the AML chief’s but Rasheed while calling PPPChairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as kid, advised him to be careful to avoidpolitical death.
The PPP leader went on to say that first party’s founder was killed thenhis daughter Benazir Bhutto was martyred in terrorist attack and same thingis again under discussion.
On Sunday, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari took to Twitter and said FederalMinister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was hurling direct death threatsat the PPP chairman.
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While replying to Sheikh Rashid’s tweet Bakhtawar said it is nothing newthat extremist right wingers are threatening a Bhutto, but it is disgustingthat a cabinet member is giving an open death threat to someone whoseentire family was killed.
“From spewing hate speech, Fed ministers now hurling direct death threatsat @BBhuttoZardari. Having extremist right wingers threaten a Bhutto isnothing new but 4 a cabinet member 2 give an OPEN DEATH THREAT to someonewhose entire family were killed is disgusting,” she tweeted.
Previously, on March 16, while talking to media in Karachi, the Rasheedsaid that he had forgiven Bilawal on his friends’ request. The PPP Chairmanshould be careful in order to avoid political death.
Meanwhile, Rasheed said Pakistan Railways recorded an increase of 3 billionrupees in the revenue during the last six months.