KARACHI: Mother of Uzair Jan Baloch, a Lyari gangster detained by securityagencies, has decided to campaign for his son’s friend Habib Jan, who hasdecided to contest elections against Pakistan People’s Party Chairman,Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, it emerged on Monday.

Both Uzair and Habib had been associated with Pakistan People’s Party inpast but when the Bilawal’s party disowned Uzair Jan due to his allegedinvolvement in terrorism men close to gangster fielded candidates.

“Mother of Uzair Jan Baloch will deliver important speech on Tuesday at 4pmin Sangolane area of Lyari,” Habib Jan Baloch told media, requesting womenof Lyari to attend the corner meeting.

Habib Jan, a former Jiala of Pakistan People’s Party, who after developingdifferences with party formed his own Karachi City Alliance and Friends ofLyari International organizations, is contesting elections from nationalassembly seat NA-246-Lyari – a PPP stronghold from where Chairman BilawalBhutto Zardari is making his election debut.

“I am contesting for peaceful Lyari and against those who have corruptedthe old Lyari town through violence,” Jan told The Frontier Post. “I am notagainst Bilawal Bhutto Zardari but he is completely in control of Asif AliZardari,” Jan said, adding he will contest elections but will withdraw ifBilawal comes out of the influence of Zardari.

Jan has made residence of Uzair Baloch – a gang leader who has beendetained for his alleged involvement in terrorism and violence in Karachi –as his election office. Speaking to media person on the eve of opening ofhis election office, Jan told he has surrendered his British Nationality sothat he may become candidate in general elections.

“When state fails the Characters like Rehman Dakaiit and Uzair Balochemerges”, he said, adding he would apologize on behalf of Uzair Baloch, whomight have made some mistakes. He also condemned the former lawmakersShahjehan Baloch, Sania Naz and Javed Nagori for failing to fight the caseof Uzair Baloch.

Baloch, a former head of the Lyari’s Peoples Peace Committee, was sopowerful that Syed Qaim Ali Shah after being elected as Chief Minister inMay 2013 along with PPP women wing chief Faryal Talpur paid a visit toBaloch’s residence for thanks while violating the norms where electedofficials pay visit of the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan,Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah, recalls Saeed Sarbazi, a senior analyst anda host at the Balochi Vsh TV channel