PPP and JUI-F feud escalates over election scheduling

The PPP and JUI-F, once close allies, are now trading verbal blows over the scheduling of the next elections. The JUI-F has accused the PPP of “running away from elections”, while the PPP has questioned Maulana Fazlur Rehman's “anxiety” over the prospects of elections. The war of words came just days after Bilawal Bhutto condemned the JUI-F for supporting a potential delay in elections. The JUI-F spokesperson has asked the PPP to reveal its true agenda and stop attacking its coalition partners. He questioned the hurry in Bilawal's actions. The spokesperson claimed that the PPP won a seat in Larkana during the 2018 elections as a result of a “level playing field”. Furthermore, the spokesperson stated that they supported the census because they saw a potential advantage in it and asserted that the “ruckus” surrounding early elections was merely a pretext to avoid participating in them. The JUI-F spokesperson also pointed out the astonishment at the irritability displayed when requesting fairness and expressing concerns about weather conditions. “This irritability over demanding a level playing field and raising concerns over weather conditions is astonishing,” the JUI-F spokesperson said. The spokesperson further suggested that the PPP should start its election campaign early to avoid any future complaints about insufficient time. ‘Pakistan needs Bilawal’ Meanwhile, in a separate media talk held earlier in the day, PPP leader Sharjeel Inam Memon asserted that his party was the only viable solution to the multitude of crises currently burdening Pakistan. "Pakistan needs PPP... Pakistan needs Bilawal Sahab," Memon stated confidently during the press conference. Memon went on to claim that, unlike other political entities, the PPP does not possess a solely selfish agenda and genuinely desires to work for the betterment of the general population. To support his claim, Memon recalled various development projects initiated during his party's past term, applauding the exceptional performance of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the PPP's prominent figure and former foreign minister. He demanded that elections should immediately be held in the country. “The public should be given the right to use their mandate and elect a political party which should then steer the country out of crises,” he added.