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KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday that the culture and heritage of Sindh was in danger and the Sindh festival announced by him was aimed at protecting it.
During a televised advertisement campaign for the Sindh festival, Bilawal declared what he called a cultural coup saying that the threat posed to "our civilisation" by the Taliban would be fought.
Speaking about the Taliban threat, the PPP chairman said "we were civilised five thousand years ago, which they (militants) are far from even today".
Bilawal, who also actively issues statements on his Twitter page, said "the Sindh festival will make us aware of our existence", adding that the festival, beginning from the first week of February, would be held across the province, including in Moenjodaro and the Makli heritage sites.
"We will tell the world that we are not as we are presented," he said adding that, "this will be the beginning of our annual cultural festivities. This is the sign of our progress. This is the first step towards the protection of our cultural centres."
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Jan 22, 2014 10:57am
MA BBZ For the WIN!!
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Jan 22, 2014 11:15am
Loud mouth and nothing more, using public money for showoff......Organizers of Sindh Festival should be sued for using Superman logo.
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Jan 22, 2014 12:22pm
Dawn! Don't try to be a baby by projecting a dumb baby as a mature politician. If you are so willing to see PPP in action, support Fatima Bhutto. At least she knows the ground realities.
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Jan 22, 2014 01:36pm
I think, we are not in a position to spend a lot of money in the name of cultural shows, we should spend this money in controlling law and order, health and education.
Please do not spend huge money.
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Jan 22, 2014 01:38pm
That's good for Sindhi culture,
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Jan 22, 2014 01:41pm
Good Initiative by Bilawal.
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Jan 22, 2014 01:53pm
He wants to promote Sindh culture seriously!!! In above picture even Sindh logo (S) is a copy paste of superman logo (S) with different color; hardly he speaks or knows Urdu and Sindhi. What he wants to promote a division or unity among Pakistanis? We want someone who can unite Pakistani as nation rather someone who doesn
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Jan 22, 2014 02:11pm
@Haider Shishmahal:
its ppl like u who benefit from corrupt politicians by sucking up to them!
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Jan 22, 2014 03:27pm
Kudos Bilawal! Go and reclaim Karachi and the rest of Pakistan from the terrorists! we are with you! indeed, we can only get rid of this menace of extremism and terror if we become united and for that reviving our culture and values is the only way through we can achieve that! this effort will be totally worth it.....
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Jan 22, 2014 04:01pm
@HS: Dear it is your thinking that might be corrupt. It is not written in Quran or Hadith that Politicians are Corrupt. Mullahs are more corrupt than politicians. Corruption exists is very roots of the Nation. so do not blame Politicians only. From the street hawker to the top of pyramid people are corrupt. very few are reasonable people.
so please do not spread further chaos and if someone talk good atleast help him and in the end all our people will benefit. move towards unity and peace.
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Jan 22, 2014 04:52pm
bilawal bhutto is a verry powerful and he is a future of pakistan and he is a son of sindh
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Jan 22, 2014 05:59pm
Romans had their hundred days of games to divert attention. In the end...'Sain aur sain ka beta bhi sain'.
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Jan 22, 2014 06:18pm
What to say of the cultural festival when the logo itself is stolen and violation of intellectual property
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Jan 22, 2014 06:30pm
Rs 150m spent by sindh govt on a party for 15 days. What a waste. They could have built 10 schools in this.
Sad that people actually think this is a good move.
I live in Khi and I am not a sindhi. who celebrates my culture. Do I need a seperate province for that? Most of Khi doesnt care about this so called festival.
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Jan 22, 2014 06:35pm
BILAWAL YOU ARE GOING VERY WELL.GOD PROTECT YOU.
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Jan 22, 2014 07:21pm
Not a fan of Bilawal or PPP but it seems like PPP is the only party not afraid of Taliban and is brave enough to openly condemn them.
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Jan 22, 2014 09:05pm
@benz1:
Are you really. serious? I can not believe it. The boy sitting in his sofa wants to bring revolution, good luck.
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Jan 22, 2014 09:11pm
Why do we get played by the same game and same words of these 5-6 political families on cultural issues. Mr. Bilawal, how do you know we were really civilized 5000 years ago. Dont hit sixers without hitting a ball.
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Jan 22, 2014 09:30pm
Bilawal seems to be making a conscious effort at weaning his people away from religion. Good on you for that. But don't let it degenerate into ethnic/nationalistic chauvinism either.
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Jan 22, 2014 09:51pm
Explain the S symbol widely associated and recognised b/c of SuperMan comics/movies used on promotional videos and posters please.
Even though you ( the organisers) may mean to project sindh and/or its heritage as ..i dunno..strong..or super by using that, it is a poor choice. Could have been something more deeply rooted in Sindhi culture- let alone a foreign languagae.
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Jan 23, 2014 12:27am
Good luck to Bilawal, PPP Provincial Govt. and, as a Pakistani (first and foremost by birth) and then a naturalised Sindhi (due to my North-Indian ethy and parental lineage) and as now domiciled as a British-Pakistani, my best wishes for the success of the Sindh Festival and the culture and remembrance & preservation of the 5,000 year-old heritage and the great civilisations of Sindh, esp. Moenjodaro and Harappa. And, this is also shared on my Intl. FBk!
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Jan 23, 2014 12:57am
Bilawal is the young politician who has initiated the trend of fest in Pakistan . He has advertised his message on national level as well as on international level. Thank you dawn for updating Bilawal's Mission !
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Jan 23, 2014 02:28am
Immature and useless talk by an immature person.
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Jan 23, 2014 03:56am
What were you doing when your party was in power for 5 years? Hanging out in Dubai? Why didn't you finish them off if they are threatning our own existance? All you can do is organize festival and tweet?
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Jan 23, 2014 08:13am
What signs of progress you are talking about? The only sign of progress we see is that your family has billions of dollars and properties all over the world. You live in mansions protected by hundreds of security gaurds while the majority of people of Sindh have no clean drinking water, no money to buy food or drugs and no jobs. You are planning festivals in Sindh and the people are worried about their next meal..Do you have anything to show for any progress or improvement in the lives of ordinary Sindhis? They were lot better off before your family robbed them of everthing.
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Jan 23, 2014 11:59am
kid grow up, donot waste govt money. first come out of your hide out and save the country
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Jan 23, 2014 02:14pm
very good,.
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Jan 23, 2014 07:20pm
What does Bilawal knows about culture and particularly Sindh culture. He has never lived in Sindh.
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Jan 23, 2014 07:22pm
Bilawal says "we were civilized FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO!!!!!".
Where was Pakistan and Islam then?
What I know is it was India and Hinduism (which exists largely peacefully even today!)
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Jan 24, 2014 08:41am
doing good job at least finally you recognised that your civilisation is 5000 year old not 1400 . good job keep it up
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Jan 24, 2014 11:58am
They had to borrow the Superman logo for Sindh Festival and are complaining about somebody cheating them of their culture
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Jan 24, 2014 02:18pm
where is Amin fahim? Dear media, get these jokers off ours screens and promote real politicians, PPP don't belongs to the Bhuttos, it belongs to everyone who worked for it.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:54pm
Instead of a 'cultural coup', how about an "EDUCATION coup'? How about educating the mass people of interior Sindh? How about making them more aware of what is right and what is wrong? Their literacy ratio is still much lower even after 5,000 years of civilization. But, oops, if you gave them education and more maturity they will not buy your same centuries old slogan of 'Roti Kapda aur Makaan'. PPP always come up with same slogan in each elections. Nobody realizes the irony that if any political party is reusing the previous election slogans and promises, then it means the party failed to provide the people those needs. That's why slogan can still be reused. I am in for an 'EDUCATION COUP' for all of the Sindh, Are You, Bilawal?
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Jan 24, 2014 04:26pm
If you, your father and your government (when PPP was ruling the country) spent an hour a day on making Pakistanis lives better, you would still be in power. All this talk about nothing means nothing to even people you claim to represent. Wake up and smell the coffee. The days of drama, acting and passionate speeches (written by others) are long gone. People are becoming smarter day by day and (I admit that 70% illiterates of the country will take sometime to wise up) but I can assure you that your party's days (and those of your opponents) are numbered.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:39pm
Talk, talk and more useless talk.
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Jan 24, 2014 08:34pm
Is he serious? what about the security of people, he is sitting behind closed doors and asking others to come out for the festival, great. he is a true leader.
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Jan 25, 2014 03:12am
Mr. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari - I just have one question for you - when are we going to see some action rather than just talk? And I am willing to bet that every word that comes out of your mouth - is in fact, not yours. You have a team of advisers whose job is to prepare speeches for you and try to make you someone who you truly aren't - a leader. If you want to prove me wrong - stop talking and do something. Instead of saying "we will show to the world" - maybe let the world say - Bilawal has protected the cultural centres - instead of protecting his personal assets.
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