Bilawal says his mandate can't be given to anyone else
Pakistan
Requests people to exercise their right to vote
LARKANA (Web News/Dunya News) – PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said his mandate could not be handed over to anyone else and added that the people had every right to cast their votes.
Talking to media at a polling station which visited to poll his vote, Bilawal asked the people to leave their homes and exercise their basic right, as he opined that suspending mobile phone service would result in a low turnout while also making it difficult to contact the returning officers.
Bilawal had previously accused three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif of trying to influence the caretaker governments for favourable results.
However, the PPP has been facing the allegations of vote buying in Lahore where his rival candidate Attaullah Tarar told him that the city wasn’t a no-go area and he didn’t enjoy any public support.
Earlier in the day, the PPP chairman had criticised the move to suspend the mobile phone and internet service across Pakistan, asking his party to move the courts and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Later, the PPP like the JI and the PTI asked the ECP through a written application to intervene and get the communication services unblocked.
While Bilawal is banking on a divided mandate and get into a future coalition government, a confident Nawaz has completely opposite thoughts, as he on Thursday sought a clear mandate from the people.
Asking the voters to reach polling stations, the former prime minister said no coalition government could tackle the challenges currently faced by Pakistan.
