Bilawal Bhutto announces to resign from PDM's all posts

KARACHI (92 News) - Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has announced to resign from all posts of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting of central executive committee (CEC) of the party, He made the announcement for resigning from all posts of the PDM in a protest to the issuance of show-cause notice.

He asked for an apology from the members of the PDM for its “obnoxious” decision to issue a show-cause notice to the PPP, adding that the party has rejected the notice.

He maintained that the PPP is not in favor of resignation from parliament and if any-one wants to resign, he can do so. He said no one should try to dictate PPP or impose its decisions on the party.

Bilawal remarked that the PPP’s doors are always open for those who are standing against the 'selected government'. "We will continue our opposition in real against the incumbent government and the people will get rid from this 'selected'. "We will not allow lawyer of late Benazir Bhutto's assassins to become the opposition leader of the Senate," he added.

PPP to run campaign against IMF deal during Ramazan

Condemning the deal between PTI government and the International Monetary Fund, the PPP chairman announced to run a campaign against the IMF deal during the holy month of Ramazan. He said that the deal will burden the poor segments of the society and “undermine the economic sovereignty of the country”.

“The government’s decision to snatch the State Bank of Pakistan through an ordinance is unacceptable,” he said. This means that the bank will no longer be accountable to the country’s law or courts.

The chairperson added that if and when the ordinance is presented, the PPP will oppose it and go to court against it.