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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in tears as he visited victims of the Quetta police academy attack at Civil Hospital on Sunday.
Over 60 people were killed last week when three heavily-armed militants wearing suicide vests stormed a police academy in Quetta.
The PPP chairman recounted how "BB came here to Balochistan despite being warned about security risks."
"My family and the people of Balochistan share the same pain," he said. "I am no ordinary politician. I am the son of BB. I am a victim of this terrorism."
"I met people inside. Ten are injured and recovering. They said their treatment is underway. But that they can get better treatment in Karachi... In my personal capacity I will see that they get help from the Sindh government."
Speaking about the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief, Bhutto said, "Imran Khan's problem and habit is… he is a puppet and the strings are in someone else’s hands."
"Unfortunately, he is not the professional and legend that he used to be. Without support, without the umpire’s signal, he cannot start a movement."
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Oct 30, 2016 03:19pm
Good gesture from Bilawal.Finally a leader from Pakistan who has courage and determination to counter the extremists.
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Oct 30, 2016 03:39pm
Your government has given tears to pakistan and particularly to SINDH which is weeping for last 10 years due to your pathetic governance and massive corruption... How about that ? We need service delivery and good governance and not fake tears pls
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Oct 30, 2016 03:41pm
Future PM of Pakistan.
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Oct 30, 2016 03:46pm
Is he too weak to put up this show in hospital, nstead of making a strong statement ?
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Oct 30, 2016 03:47pm
I see Bilawal is more mature (politically) than Imran Khan.
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Oct 30, 2016 03:57pm
This is drama to get public support. What his party done in Sindh for their own people... visit even Larkana and city will speak himself. A person who hardly speak national language cant be my leader! Sorry
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Oct 30, 2016 05:22pm
No more theatrics please. Tell us what your party did during five years at the center and so far eight and a half years in Sindh. If you cry at the party's failure during these years, then may be you get a sympathetic audience.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:08pm
@Jaan-Bhittani - I can 'appreciate' your vision.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:20pm
so Mr. Bilawal, what about sharing a small portion of your billion dollar fortune with unfortunate poor families of these cadets
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Oct 30, 2016 06:39pm
@Jaan-Bhittani Really ? I guess we are all entitled to our opinion no matter how flawed it may be.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:41pm
How about shedding some tears for the poor people of Sindh where your government has done nothing in the last eight years.
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Oct 30, 2016 06:45pm
He is better than Imran Khan...
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Oct 30, 2016 07:37pm
@JAI HINDU i sincerely hope not
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Oct 30, 2016 07:41pm
Bilawal should visit larkana civil hospital and see pathetic situation of patients and hospital
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Oct 30, 2016 07:42pm
Please don't cry.
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Oct 30, 2016 07:47pm
Bilawal get ready. You will get ur chance in 2023 to lead. I do not have much hopes for you though to change our country. Hope u surprise us.
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Oct 30, 2016 08:08pm
@Vague Buster , that is a tough one.
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Oct 30, 2016 08:11pm
No tears for the infants who died of malnutrition, lack of clean drinking water and lack of incubators.
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Oct 30, 2016 08:53pm
@I am Malala.
Gestures aren't enough. Thar is still deprieved despite his good gesture there also.
He doesn't even have the courage to stand upto his father and tell him to stop the criminal activities he is involved in.
You will be alone every time a calamity comes. Bilawal will only come to console. Always later and always words only.
Wake up.
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Oct 30, 2016 09:07pm
Going by his comments it seems Bilawal has come of age.
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Oct 30, 2016 09:27pm
for some unknown reason..i dont knw why i feel bilawal is youngster and i want to follow him. may b he isnt thinking like ordinary politicians.
you never know..may b he can make some indistry of business..may b not. he confused me
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Oct 30, 2016 09:29pm
Bilwal Sahib i feel your Pain
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Oct 30, 2016 09:40pm
He lost his mother in terrorism..very painful for him
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Oct 30, 2016 09:53pm
Bilawal is a young man. Wish his mother was here to groom him
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Oct 30, 2016 10:07pm
@Abbas khan - Very well said.
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Oct 30, 2016 10:40pm
@Ramesh action is louder than word.
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Oct 30, 2016 10:44pm
Shows his deficiencies in statesmanship.
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Oct 30, 2016 10:46pm
Genuine emotions and respectable gesture....... Keep it up Bilawal, you are future of Pakistan. May you live long. I wish we don't lose another good intelligent leader on the course of dirty power politics.
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Oct 30, 2016 10:50pm
@Jaan-Bhittani fully support your views.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:17am
Honest comment by Bilawal on PTI Chief. We never imagined IK will turn out to be what he is now.
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Oct 31, 2016 01:01am
sympathies are with you but not vote.
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Oct 31, 2016 01:07am
In embracing Dr Asim, making soft statements about Uncle Altaf and making all the moves on the directions of his father, he is fast losing his chances of becoming a true BB's son and a future leader. I am sure he must have felt for the victims of terror in Quetta - who wont, but that's not enough, he needs to come in his own as a leader without taking instructions from his father - but can he !
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Oct 31, 2016 01:23am
Show those tears for the people of Thar where the death toll was much higher
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Oct 31, 2016 01:31am
@I am Malala
Yes finally he has woken up but he is still in his half slumber. Drought, disease and crime has killed more people in Sindh than extremism.
Life looks different from the UK for both of you
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Oct 31, 2016 01:35am
@-- Indeed you are entitled to your opinion. However, it would be quite gracious of you to give him the benefit of the doubt
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Oct 31, 2016 02:19am
Where were his tears when hazara mourners sat on roads with coffins of their victims for 3 days during his party's govt?
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Oct 31, 2016 02:23am
@Imran last 8 years. They are governing sindh for the last 69 years and they did nothing
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Oct 31, 2016 03:27am
Very disappointed by him...there is no leadership just parroting same views as other small leaders from Sindh.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:12am
I hope if there were better facilities in rural areas. Look what your govt have done to karachi which was city of lights and progressive city not looks like a.garbage truck. We don't need you. This political dynasty should be ended. Stop selling your politics in the name of Bhutto we have had enough of you.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:12am
We respect these tears, but actions will be highly appreciated.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:15am
What movement has Bilawal started?
What has he done to deserve to be the leader of PPP?
At least Imran Khan won a World Cup for Pakistan. That's significantly more than what Bilawal has done for Pakistan.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:56am
More mature than IK & NS
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Oct 31, 2016 06:05am
I mean no offence but i personally feel that he us just like Rahul gandhi , the so called p.m.hopeful of India .
People like Rahul gandhi and bilawal think their only only claim to the highest position on the country is due to the fact that their family members have ruled the respective countries in the past .
It's high time that people of both the countries show the door to these pampered Princes who are born with silver spoons in their mouth .
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Oct 31, 2016 06:19am
Good work Mr.bilawal......
INSHALLAH he will revive PPP
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Oct 31, 2016 07:12am
Focus guys. You have a problem to fix. Think about fixing global issues later
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Oct 31, 2016 07:43am
Hundreds of children died from famine in Thar. Reporters and team of volunteer doctors were denied access to it.yet, he has guts to speak like he has solution for other provinces and as if he cares. Enough of it, start delivering please.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:38pm
The poor have been shedding real tears for decades suffering abject poverty under PPP's and now PML-N governance throughout Pakistan.
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Nov 01, 2016 05:13pm
Tears? Seriously?
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