Zulfiqar Mirza’s group defeat PPP / ASWJ alliance in Badin district

The Bilawal Bhutto led Pakistan People’s Party is suffering the defeat in Badin at the hands of Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza and his aides, as unofficial preliminary results show PML-N and Mirza group leading the poll count.

Details reveal that representatives from Mirza-led alliance are ahead in the local body elections from various areas of the district and defeated the PPP-ASWJ alliance in Badin.

The initial trend showed the PPP was leading in 12 districts, a group led by former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza in Badin and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Hyderabad.

Save the town committee in Tando Ghulam Ali, which the PPP seized unopposed, the Mirza group was leading in Tando Bago, Pingrio and Nindo. The PPP won Khoski and Kadhan. The Mirza group, allied with PML-N’s Ismail Rahu, also secured Golarchi town committee. The result of Raju Khanani’s town committee was awaited while election on Kario Ghanwar and Talhar town committees was withheld by the ECP.

Reports suggested that the PPP was likely to win the district council in Badin, while most of its urban municipalities would be ruled by the Mirza group and the PML-N.

“PPP did not lose, it a defeat for the Zardari gang,” said Mirza while speaking to a local news channel. He added that the PPP was still his party.

“It a tragedy that Bilawal came to Badin and I could not join him,” said Mirza while referring to Bilawal’s recent rally held in Badin in the run up to the LG polls.

He stated further that Bilawal is misguided by his father, and that he does not hold anything against PPP’s chairman.

Answering another question regarding PTI chief Imran Khan, Mirza praised Imran and referred to him as a “good leader”.

“I like Imran Khan as a leader and a politician, and do like the fact that he does not mince his words,” said Mirza.

In his speech the PPP chairman said he would continue to stand with the people of Badin, who had always stood with his slain mother Benazir Bhutto and now with him.

“My uncles have deceived me and my party, those who called my mother their sister have now have left me and met with Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and PML-N leaders to conspire against the PPP.”

He asked his supporters to vote for the ‘arrow’ to ensure the defeat of PML-N, the Mirzas and Arbab Group.

Political analysts had earlier predicted that the Mirza family will give the PPP stiff competition in the district, which has traditionally been a stronghold of PPP.

In October, Zulfiqar Mirza had announced to form his own political party after having been sidelined from the PPP for the past many years.

Zadari-group Of PPP set-up an alliance with Notorious banned outfit AhleSunnat Wal Jamaat covert political group Rah-e-Haq Party in Sindh . After the news surfaced on media outlets PPP-Zadari group co-chairman Zadari denied the reports of alliance with Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party (ASWJ) which was finalized by Asif Zardari close friend Dr Qayyum Somorro after consecutive meetings with ASWJ terrorists at Karachi.