ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister and Spokesperson Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Shazia Marri Tuesday (18th of October, 2022) paid tribute to the martyrs of 18th October Karsaz tragedy.
Federal minister said that the sacrifices of the martyrs of the tragedy were unforgettable even after passage of 15 years since the incident.
Thousands of people arrived at Karachi Airport to give a warm welcome to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on 18th October, 2007.
A sea of people gave a historic welcome to their martyred leader, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on her return home after a long exile.
Their excitement and enthusiasm on the return of Shaheed BB was appreciable, she said.
During the enthusiastic reception, two explosions took place in which 180 people were martyred and more than 500 were injured.
“Even today, when I remember all those scenes of the martyrs of the tragedy, I horripilate”, she said.
“Even today we remember the great sacrifices of the martyrs of the tragedy and pay our respects to them,” she said.
The federal minister stated that Pakistan People’s Party had made great sacrifices for achieving democracy in this country.
18th October is the day of one of these great sacrifices. “We pay salutes to all the martyrs of the Karsaz tragedy,” she said.
She maintained that Imran Khan had contested by-elections for satisfaction of his own ego and not for representing his voters in the parliament.
“Imran Khan who is celebrating his victory will neither sit in the parliament nor become the voice of those who voted him and expressed their confidence in him”, she said.
Shazia Marri said that Pakistan People’s Party contested on two seats and won both of those with good margin defeating Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman and Vice Chairman.
However, Imran Khan despite having the position of chairman of a party won by-elections with a very low margin and is saving his skin in the guise of celebration.
Expressing disappointment over United States President’s remarks about nuclear assets of Pakistan, Shazia Marri said that Pakistan had strongly rejected the statement of the US President.
“The way Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto timely reacted to his statement matters a lot. Whenever a country undermines you; state is responsible to react timely”, she said.
Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif rejected Biden’s statement and clearly stated that this was not acceptable. Pakistan is a most responsible nuclear state and its nuclear programs are being managed through a technically sound and fool proof command and control system.
While the Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto also took immediate action and summoned US envoy in Pakistan over Biden’s remarks as a result of which United States issued a clarification stating that “United States is confident of Pakistan’s commitment and its ability to secure its nuclear assets”.
About the disbursement of flood relief cash assistance among the affected families, Shazia Marri said that the country was still struggling with the challenges of rehabilitation of around 33 million people displaced during floods. She said the people were residing in the temporary shelters and were unable to move to their houses.
The federal minister revealed that a total of 65.79 billion rupees had been disbursed among 2,631,000 families of the affected areas despite many difficulties of internet disruption and damaged roads. “I am thankful to the Prime Minister for taking immediate relief measures and assigning of cash disbursement task to the BISP.”
Marri held that the country was pursuing a proactive foreign policy and revived the relations with different countries which were damaged during the previous regime which resulted in huge support during floods.
To another question, she responded that since poverty ratio in the country had been increased, BISP was planning to start dynamic registry to include those people whose socio-economic status had been changed.
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