Achakzai’s PTI candidacy raises doubts on nationalist stance: Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Mahmood Khan Achakzai cannot call himself a nationalist if he becomes the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for the presidential election.

In Quetta, Bilawal Bhutto attended the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfraz Bugti.

Talking to the media after the ceremony, Bilawal said that the pact of reconciliation is the need of the entire country, and the fault lines in the country will be dealt with through the policy of reconciliation.

He said that he will try to find a solution to the problem of missing persons by forming a parliamentary committee, he will also work with the representatives and stakeholders sitting outside the parliament.

The PPP leader thanked BNP Mengal, National Party and other parties that they did not field any candidate against Sarfraz Bugti and did not oppose him.

Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister (CM), Syed Murad Ali Shah submitted the nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari for the presidential elections to the Sindh High Court Chief Justice.

Syed Murad Ali Shah along with Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) Faryal Talpur, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Sharjeel Inaam Memon and others reached the High Court of Sindh and submitted nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari for the election of the President of Pakistan to Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Abbassi, who is the presiding officer for the presidential election.

Syed Murad Ali Shah has proposed while Syed Nasir Shah seconded the nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari for presidential elections to held on March 09, 2024.