LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari underlined the importance of the politics of reconciliation, stating that both the ruling coalition and the opposition must play a constructive and responsible role to ensure political stability and national progress.
He was speaking to the media at the inauguration ceremony of the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology in Larkana, Bilawal said that reconciliation in politics was essential for the country’s democratic continuity, economic development, and social harmony.
He recalled that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had consistently advocated the message of “truth and reconciliation” and had promoted dialogue and tolerance as guiding principles of political engagement.
In this regard, Bilawal said that the government and its allied parties were committed to playing their part in this process. At the same time, he stressed that the opposition also had a responsibility to act within constitutional and legal boundaries.
“Reconciliation does not mean the absence of accountability,” he said, adding that politics rooted in extremism could not be allowed to undermine state institutions.
In this sense, Bilawal warned that if confrontational and extreme politics continued, strict measures would be inevitable.
Furthermore, he specifically cautioned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against targeting national institutions over legal proceedings involving its leadership. Bilawal said that attacking institutions over investigations by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) or arrests carried out under the law was unacceptable.
“If a political party attacks a national institution due to a legal case against its leader, it should not later complain when action is taken under the Constitution and the law,” he stated.
The PPP chairperson further maintained that had his party faced similar circumstances in the past, the consequences would have been far more severe.
He urged PTI to abandon what he described as the “politics of extremism,” noting that a shift towards responsible political behaviour would benefit not only the party itself but also the broader political environment of the country.
