Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Pakistan: Bilal Bhutto slams Imran Khan, says country is sliding towards authoritarianism, dictatorship
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said under his regime the country is sliding towards authoritarianism and dictatorship.
He was quoted as saying by The Dawn that it was widely perceived that Pakistan was transitioning towards democracy – one step forward, two steps back and two steps forward, one step back.
Bhutto said it was now clear that during the government of Imran Khan the country was not transitioning towards democracy but away from it, towards dictatorship.
Bhutto was addressing a gathering of lawyers hosted by the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) here on Thursday.
Terming the rule of law the soul of a democratic system, the PPP chief said the present ‘selected’ government went against the rule of law.
He said the responsibility to protect the rule of law fell on all politicians, lawyers and judges.
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