ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday asked the masses to get ready to put up resistance against the government responsible for inflation and unemployment.

A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Amjad Advocate, Mehdi Shah, Musa Gilgati, Imran Nadeem, Bashir Ahmed, Ayub Shah, Syed Pir Jalal Shah, Muhammad Ali Shah, Ghaffar Khan, Haji Dilbar Khan, Mirza Hussain, Dr. Ali Madad Sher, Dr. Muzaffar Riley, Shehzad Agha, Iqbal Rasool, Hajat Ali, Hussain Ali Rana and Zawar Fida attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Bilawal Bhutto was briefed on the political situation in the region by PPP officials of Gilgit-Baltistan. The meeting ratified the decisions of the Central Executive Committee of PPP Gilgit-Baltistan officials and Federal Council. The PPP Gilgit office-bearer also briefed the meeting about preparations for the long march.

Later Ahad Khan Khattak, who contested Tehsil Nazim elections from Nowshera, held a meeting with Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Ahad Khattak apprised the PPP Chairman that the Defense Minister Pervez Khan Khattak was defeated from his native village. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Ahad Khattak also discussed the long march in the meeting. Ahad Khattak assured the Chairman PPP that the people of Nowshera will be in the long march in great numbers.

On this occasion, Bilawal Bhutto said that the long march of PPP is the voice of common man of the country and people from across the country will come out on February 27 and announce their decision against Imran Khan’s government. The people are coming to take back their rights on 27 February, he said.

The PPP chairman went on to say that securing significant votes from every region of KP is a testament to the fact that the PPP has deep roots in the province.