Karachi/Islamabad: Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and stressed that the lives and property of the citizens should be protected.
In his statement, he said that on the one hand, Kurram district is burning in the fire of unrest, on the other hand, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is missing from the province. Being a silent spectator of the government during unrest is tantamount to becoming an ally of terrorists.
80 citizens have been killed in three days, people are not safe even in their homes, maintaining law and order is the primary responsibility of the provincial government, but the PTI provincial government has proven to have failed in fulfilling its responsibility of protecting the lives and property of the citizens. We condemn the criminal negligence of the PTI government in Kurram district.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also sought a report from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on the situation in Kurram district. Meanwhile, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stressed the need for collective efforts to prevent all forms of violence against women on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
He also stressed the importance of empowering women and protecting their safety, dignity and rights, and reiterated that the PPP is committed to creating a society where there is no place for fear, discrimination and violence through gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The PPP Chairman expressed deep concern over the spread of gender-based violence and called for urgent measures to address its causes through comprehensive legislation, social and cultural reforms.
