Bilawal reacts angrily to Mubashir Zaidi's 'Sindh card' tweet

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 21 February 2019

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed outrage over a tweet by journalist Mubashir Zaidi regarding political motives behind the arrest of Agha Siraj Durrani. He emphasized that the Sindh card is a form of racism and should be abolished in media narratives.

Summary

ISLAMABAD - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, has reacted angrily to journalist Mubashir Zaidi’s tweet that suggested PPP would use the Sindh card over the arrest of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in a graft case.

The National Accountability Bureau arrested him in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Zaidi, who is one of three analysts appearing in DawnNews TV talk show Zara Hut Kay, tweeted: “Now@MediaCellPPP and Zardari will play Sindh card. NAB has given them the opportunity by arresting Siraj Durrani in Islamabad instead of Karachi”.

Now @MediaCellPPP and Zardari will play Sindh card. NAB has given them the opportunity by arresting Siraj Durrani in Islamabad instead of Karachi

— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) February 20, 2019

However, the PPP chairman insisted: “Sindh is not a card! Can we end this blatant racism across all media? Why is no one accused of Punjab card, Pakhtunkhwa card or Balochistan card? If anything it’s the corruption card which has historically been used for political engineering.”

Sindh is not a card! Can we end this blatant racism across all media? Why is no one accused of Punjab card, Pakhtunkhwa card or Baluchistan card? If anything it’s the corruption card which has historically been used for political engineering. https://t.co/WyzPDxlJ5x

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) February 20, 2019

Photo courtesy: tribune.com.pk

KEY POINTS:

• Bilawal criticizes use of 'Sindh card' in political discourse.
• Mubashir Zaidi's tweet linked arrest of Durrani to political tactics.
• Durrani was arrested by NAB in Islamabad, raising concerns.
• Bilawal calls for an end to regional biases in media.
• PPP maintains focus on corruption issues, not regional identities.