Aik Din Geo Kay Saath - Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari - Suhail Warraich

Exclusive interview with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ( Minister of Foreign Affairs)
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs since 27 April 2022, as well as chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party.[1] He is the son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. Bilawal became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018

Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party and 2018 general elections
See also: 2018 Pakistani general election
Bilawal was appointed as a Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP),[8] on 30 December 2007,[9] at the age of 19.[7] On this occasion he recalled his martyred mother, "My mother always said that democracy is the best revenge

On 28 June 2018, PPP, under Bilawal became the first political party to unveil its election manifesto for the 2018 General Elections. This was the 10th manifesto by the party and was titled, Bibi ka Waada Nibhaana Hai Pakistan Bachana Hai (We have to fulfil Benazir's promise and save Pakistan). At an event unveiling the manifesto, Bilawal said that if given the opportunity, the party would focus on implementing a poverty eradication programme.[11] PPP kicked off its election campaign on 30 June 2018, as Bilawal inaugurated their election office in Lyari, Karachi.

In the Pakistan general elections held on 25 July 2018, Pakistan Peoples Party, under the leadership of Bilawal, contested the elections and emerged as the largest party in Sindh and third largest party of Pakistan. The party won 43 seats in the National Assembly - nine more seats than in the 2013 General Elections.[12] Bilawal contested from Karachi District South (NA-246), Malakand (NA-8) as well as Larkana (NA-200). He won from Larkana with 84, 426 votes, having lost from two of the other constituencies to the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

The PPP scion claimed that rigging took place before and after the elections, adding that across Pakistan polling agents were expelled from the polling stations. "We are a part of the parliament to support the democratic we will ignore the discrepancies in the election," he remarked, demanding a probe into rigging allegations.[14]

Member of the National Assembly
On 13 August 2018, Bilawal became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Journalists, Politicians and people of Pakistan praised Bilawal after he delivered his maiden speech in the parliament.[15] In his speech, he asked Imran Khan to fulfil his promise of rooting out corruption, resolving water crisis and providing ten million jobs and 5 million houses to the people during his tenure.[16] In the speech, Bilawal coined the term 'PM Select' for Imran Khan.[14] He also said that Imran Khan is not only the prime minister for his party but he is also the prime minister of the Pakistani people who he used refer to as 'donkeys' and 'living corpses' before becoming the Prime Minister.[
Committee for Human Rights
On 5 March 2019, Bilawal was elected – unopposed - as the chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee for Human Rights.[17] In its first meeting on 18 April 2019, the committee deliberated on The ICT Rights of Persons with Disability Bill, 2018, moved by the ministry and The National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Bill, 2018.[18][19]

Foreign Minister of Pakistan
On 27 April 2022, he sworn in as Foreign Minister of Pakistan. President Arif Alvi took his oath.[20] He became the youngest foreign minister of Pakistan.[21]

On 21 May 2022, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou to push Pakistan-China relations to a new height, he declares 'Any Attack on China is an Attack on Pakistan

Political activism
Support for 18th Amendment
Bilawal has repeatedly criticized the One Unit system and warned against any attempt to bring in the presidential system, explaining that it will not be in the interest of democracy. During a press talk at a conference on 27 April 2019, he stated, "Presidential system is neither in the interest of the country nor the federation and all democratic forces will resist any such move," adding that the presidential form of government had failed wherever it had been enforced. "There is no provision in our laws for conducting a referendum."[23]



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