Bilawal wants democracy 'restored' to country.

Byline: Imran Ayub

KARACHI -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday expressed the fear that 'due to the policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government', PakisAtan 'is drifting towards failed state' as the 'national economy has met disaster, social system has collapsed and the life of the common man has become miserable' during the last 14 months.

Without naming any individual or institution, he called upon 'selectors' to 'restore democracy' as the ruling party's strategy under the current state of affairs did not reflect collective wisdom of the people, which actually was the spirit of democratic culture.

Mr Bhutto-Zardari was speaking at a rally near Mazar-i-Quaid to mark the 12th anniversary of the 2007 Karsaz carnage during the homecoming rally of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto after years-long self-exile.

'It's not only the democratic forces and opposition parties which are protesting. See around you and you will find traders, labourers, farmers, doctors, religious elements or government employees - everyone is protesting against the government. The threat has now become stronger. After the economic failure and the social system's deterioration, there is a serious threat that Pakistan is drifting towards being a failed state,' he said.

'We demand the selectors to restore democracy. It's not democracy. We don't accept this [system] is a democracy. This show should come to an end.'

The PPP chairman was visibly angry when...