Zardari claims credit for empowering parliament, trade ties with China
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The former president and head of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Asif Ali Zardari, claimed that had he not empowered the parliament, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would have opted to become a president for the rest of his life.
Zardari said this while addressing a political convention at Moro, Sindh. He was of the view that "politics required farseeing and decisions that impose long lasting impacts".
The former president also claimed credit for establishing better trade ties with neighbouring China and said that it will pave way "for the betterment of Pakistan's future generations".
In his address, Zardari also highlighted the issue of Kashmir, saying Pakistan was pursuing the cause of Kashmir not because of its territory expansion plans but because it was its own issue.
He stressed the need to appoint a foreign minister and empowering the said ministry, and added that the country was facing a defeat on the front of foreign relations.
"Despite the recent critical situation, the prime minister was not taking any measure to bring it under control as he was busy in playing with pets at Murree," the former president alleged.
He assured the party workers that future lies with their party only. "If there is a future, it lies with the PPP," he said and added in a veiled reference that those who are switching loyalties (from PPP) were rotten eggs.
"Even captain (Imran Khan) was not taking them seriously and using them for photo sessions only."
He said, "Mark my words, he (Imran) will not issue them party tickets [in next general elections]."
Zardari said that the country posseses each and every resource required for progress except a "sound mind". In this connection he highlighted his decisions regarding electricity production and complained that the Islamabad and bureaucracy did not pay attention to them.
He also assured the party workers that the future of party was safe and sound and his children who are the upcoming leadership of the party were vigilant for the rights of masses.
Feudal lords have been ruling the region and they did not serve the public, but now the future would be bright, he promised.
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Jul 01, 2017 03:57pm
Blast every days killing of people every day, terror after terror attacks, how can we forget when this grand looter was in federal power look at my Sindh he is never full after billions of dollars in loot.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:00pm
You have enjoyed fruits of the presidency for 5 years. Now please retire in the sunset.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:04pm
I am living in Sindh and I hate this looter Pakistan People corruption party.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:06pm
"Claiming things" that are not even happened... Shahbash zardari.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:06pm
They will keep looting until People of Pakistan let them.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:07pm
Dead-PPP is miserably trying to get some media attention.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:11pm
WHAT A BIG LIE AND HYPOCRACY BY MR. EX. PRESIDENT:
" Feudal lords have been ruling the region and they did not serve the public, but now the future would be bright, he promised."
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Jul 01, 2017 04:12pm
Look who is talking . People didn't forget five years of disappointing performance and failure of PPP . Five precious years of the nation were wasted . PPP can't claim any credible accomplishment except that they completed their term for the first time in history .
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Jul 01, 2017 04:15pm
What about your corruption and bad governance in Sindh??
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Jul 01, 2017 04:16pm
We cannot forget the worst tenure of yours in Pakistan history. You and your party is no more accepted to rule us, the people of Pakistan.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:16pm
He will be right if he claims all the credit to make this society more corrupt....but all other claims are pure lies.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:18pm
Well he is not only claiming, he actually did these things. Please don't be so unfair in your bias against Zardari.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:23pm
We will never forget the horror and the pain of he caused us in 5 years of his presidency...!
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Jul 01, 2017 04:26pm
indeed PPP initiated this project with China to better the lives of millions in Sindh, though without any information or knowledge it will really put Pak on global map as future economic hub. however, its ifs and buts were never really trimmed .. n league is a typical hitch hiking party, always feasting on other's preys. n league frankly have no idea what is plight of a common person's plight. whereas PPP is one who snatched any such existing opportunity which should have removed difficulties from a commoner's life. both are hunters without any reservations. Army protects them both in different stages.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:32pm
What a silly joke? He was in power for five consecutive years and couldn't do or change anything a bit? What can he do now?
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Jul 01, 2017 04:34pm
He is calling his final shots.. Punjab KPK. History.. loosing grip in rural Sindh .. He is unanimously declared Most Corrupt politician of All times ..
Please go and settle abroad..leave sind alone..and pave the way for lessor evil..
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Jul 01, 2017 04:35pm
You only have to look at the development in the interior sindh after 20 years of their govt to decide. If they can't be sincere with their own core voters then how can anyone have any hope.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:36pm
I should like to request Mr.Zardari to give all his money value of at least allegedly $20 billion dollars lying in off shoarr account back to Pakistan so that the white collars' crimes could be brought under control .by doing so he can cotribute a lot in establishing the transparent government in Pakistan.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:41pm
Really, And that is the reason your die hard party workers are deserting you, leaving you in the lurch? Speak the truth for once.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:42pm
He should also take "credit" for mega corruption and 'muk-muka' politics with N-League!
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Jul 01, 2017 04:50pm
What a joke Mr. Zardari. Talk sense if you want revival of this dead horse called PPP not merely photo sessions which no one believes. Look in Sind, all these 9- years, it's only miseries and in shambles and any major development that you claim. NONE. Please wind up this PPP and enjoy your made up wealth in Dubai. This will be a great service to Sind.
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Jul 01, 2017 04:50pm
Now Mr zardari has started his election camp again but Mr zardari your party is no more in Pakistan except sindh for few more years looter gang
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Jul 01, 2017 05:03pm
Did he forget to take credit Pakistan's Nuclear Program. Man's landing on the Moon and Championing Global Warming too!?
When will this guy realize he amounts to nothing.
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Jul 01, 2017 05:05pm
Too little too late Mr. Zardari. You let PML-N into the government take a free hand without acting as an opposition, and did to speak up when Panama papers revealing corruption by the present regime was exposed
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Jul 01, 2017 05:15pm
Good joke!
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Jul 01, 2017 05:32pm
Zardari you have done nothing for strengthning the parliament.
Whatever you have done to date is to just save your skin and fill your home.
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Jul 01, 2017 05:42pm
But, how he came back from self exile after talking most outrageous things about Armed Forces.
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Jul 01, 2017 06:00pm
It's hilarious and offending at the same time, when he promised the following:
" Feudel lords are reigning the region and they do not serve the public, but nor future will be bright, he promised."
Clearly Zardati still thinks that the people of Pakistan in general and Sindhi in particular are dumb and will fall for his fake patriotism.
Is he right?
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Jul 01, 2017 06:03pm
Very soon we should see same pattern in Sindh too and witness PPP leaders leave party.
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Jul 01, 2017 06:17pm
Im from Hyderabad sindh and no one here can even think of voting for this guy because he has done absolutely nothing for sindh and especially for Pakistan i will vote for Imran khan and people i know are also voting for Ik
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Jul 01, 2017 06:58pm
PML(N) does not have anyone in the party eligible and qualified enough to be the Foreign Minister of Pakistan.
They can use someone's services from the opposition for this post.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:04pm
People can hate him and not elect him as he is famous for looting the country but what he says is right. China , parliament and power plants all things were done without any hand of Nawaz Shareef in it. Nawaz just tries to reap the rewards. And as for loot if all evidences could bw found my guess would be that Nawaz has lootwd the country few times more than what Zardari did. Zardari may be a lot corrupt but still no match to shareefs.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:13pm
The last PPP tenure was most devastating for loot and plunder. In between if a couple of good deeds were pushed ahead, what's the big deal? Their governance was a failure.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:21pm
Pakistan does not need any more "Sound Minds" as preached by Zardari.Pakistan is littered wit Elite with sound minds and saturated with pseudo intellectuals.What Pakistan needs is "Honest Minds" with character and integerity.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:21pm
It is better to concentrate in Sindh, not in corruption, looting and plundering of the province. But, provision of better health, education, infrastructure, urban and rural planning.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:25pm
For survival PPP must work hard honestly for the last 11 months in Sindh. This will be the basic precondition for success in next election or let Bilawal make a new party/group.
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Jul 01, 2017 07:45pm
Actions speaker louder than words. Look at the situation of Sindh where PPP is ruling for decades.
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Jul 01, 2017 08:13pm
Next election is a competition only between PTI and PMLN. PPP is a write off thanks to this feudal looter.
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Jul 01, 2017 08:22pm
PPP is history and I hope it remains there.
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Jul 01, 2017 08:53pm
@syed wasim haider Honesty and honestly and PPP ? What a joke !
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Jul 01, 2017 09:32pm
But the critics says your 18th Amendment has usurped the rights of people by weakening federation financially and administratively as a result there are thoughts in capital to anyhow revoked this amendment, which is currently encouraging unlawful arrogance of Provincial Govts,that risks the law & order situation like in Sindh. As regards China,the credit goes to China which remain firm in promoting relations with Pakistan in all weathers governments.As regards corruption you are too shrewed to stop ex PM Gillani not to write letter to Swiss authorities and he became scape goat. The critics reiterate you & PM Nawaz Sharif ,as two sides of a same coin.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:27pm
if zardari is really great man, as he tries to project himself, then how come his government to clear the garbage from karachi street. this shows he is not a kind and humane. otherwise he would have cleared the street of karachi from garbage.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:35pm
He is right, and he must not shy from taking credit of betterment in India Pakistan ties, and that it was because of Zardari Pakistan escaped major censure after Mumbai attacks...
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Jul 01, 2017 10:35pm
May be he forgot to mention, empowering a 'nasty political culture' in Karachi, that resulted in loss of hundreds of innocent lives, many orphans, widows and destruction of the beautiful city. I hope he would be accountable of his misdeeds.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:38pm
What you did for Kashmir in your 5 years mr zardari?
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Jul 01, 2017 10:42pm
@Shaukat He is already doing suggest something else.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:44pm
@Ilyas for their own end.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:53pm
Look around entire Sindh, PPP cannot even pickup garbage and you are claiming.....
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Jul 01, 2017 11:43pm
Really a joke and humiliating when Mr. Zardari talks like a man lost all his senses. It is very evident that Mr. Zardari do not understand ABC of empowerment and it is very evident how they are running the SIndh province. Instead of empowering they are reversing worst then even their slavish masters. It is a shame that the corrupt machinery including press keep projecting these thugs who in the name of this parliamentary democracy keep coming back to rule. Most of them get elected from their villages by coercion, exploitation.
Soon common people will empower them selves and sure will get rid of all these jokers from power.
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Jul 01, 2017 11:46pm
playing from the Trump handbook. claim the headlines, regardless of the truth.
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Jul 01, 2017 11:56pm
I do belive that Mr. Zardari & PM Sharif are the best options for our bright future.
Some may not agree.
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Jul 01, 2017 11:57pm
Future lies with PPP? what a joker, not only joker but also thinks that people are insane and have an audacity to even try to come back in the politics, you are done now and hopefully leave Sindh and Karachi alone so that they can prosper.
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Jul 02, 2017 01:02am
Yes Mr. Zardari all the credit goes to you. Thank you for making all the schools, hospital, roads and bringing peace to Pakistan. We are now a first world country because of your astounding efforts!
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Jul 02, 2017 01:32am
Mr. Zardari, there is no power in your words. They are mere words for another election that you think you can fool voters of Pakistan one more time.
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Jul 02, 2017 01:38am
You want to take credit?. Yes, 100s of children dying in Thar. 1000s of children in Sindh not going to school. Citizens can't get anything done by any government department anywhere in Sindh. Government jobs for friends and family. No hospital in Sindh works. Not one. Do you want to take more credit or you get the gist?.
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Jul 02, 2017 03:34am
Why Mr Zardari you kept silent and now are running to take credit. Bring your millions from Swiss bank or where ever you have transferred the amount throigh Wajud Shamsul Hasan and spend in education and power shortages - if you are still Pakistani by heart.
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Jul 02, 2017 07:51am
All this time you were protecting Nawaz Sharif when Imran Khan was complaining about rigged election, you were in opposition you did not do anything, it is too late to take any kind of credit, our country’s economy is ruined because of mega corruption and money laundering by few corrupt politicians.
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