Bilawal threatens with long march if PM not resigns before Jan 31.

GARHI KHUDA BUX -- PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has announced that if the premier Khan does not resign by December 31, the jiyalas will march down to the capital and "shove him off off his seat".

Addressing to gathering on 13 th death anniversary Bilawal Bhutto said 'you are mistaken if you think we will back off, adding that the government and any naysayers who think the Opposition will back off, need only look to the Bhutto mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh.

Bilawal recounted the struggles of his grandfather and his uncles, all who "sacrificed their lives" but "did not sway from their democratic beliefs. Look at Benazir Bhutto's life, spent in the service of the people," he added.

Benazir is alive today in the hearts of everyone, and those who clashed with her, their names are forgotten, Bilawal said adding that "Ziaul Haq's grave lies unattended, and Gen Pervez Musharraf is living a life of disgrace abroad," Bilawal said.

Meanwhile PPP leader and former President Asif Ali Zardari in his address said running a country is "not the same as managing a cricket team"."This government will collapse on its own," said Zardari. He challenged the government to hold elections and see who the people stand behind.

Zardari said that the National Accountability Bureau has started to "blackmail" people. "I said in the assembly on the first day - run the country or run NAB," he said. "There was not a single political prisoner in the PPP government," Zardari said.

He said in the PPP tenure, prices of commodities were low. "We ran the country carefully, like raising a child," he said adding that when the rule ended and the PML-N came into power "they were welcomed".

He promised to "meet everyone soon" when he feels better. "This government will not last any longer. A government of your choosing will come," he said. The former president said that he had "removed Musharraf from parliament". "What is Imran Khan, in comparison?"

"We can remove Imran Khan Niazi. We just need to change our approach," he told the crowds, Zardari said adding that we must fill up the jails and we are ready to do that.

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz began her address in Sindhi much to the audience's surprise. She thanked her hosts for their warmth and hospitality since her arrival in the city.

Maryam said it saddens her that Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime minister of the Muslim world, "had to lay down her life" during her struggle and for her beliefs. She said it is a...

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