LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that Ali Haider Gilani’s safe return to home was not only good news for the party and its workers but also for the entire nation.
Speaking to the media flanked by former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here at the Gilani residence, a jubilant Bilawal said good news of Ali Haider Gilani and Shahbaz Taseer’s recoveries have boosted the morale of the countrymen.
“This year has proved to be a good year for the PPP as a new era has begun for it after the return of Ali Haider Gilani and Shahbaz Taseer,” said the PPP chairman. He said the PPP, its leadership and workers were happy and celebrating “as our brother (Ali Haider Gilani) has returned home after three years.”
Speaking on the occasion Yousuf Raza Gilani said the Afghan andUS forces in a joint operation recovered his son for which they deserved appreciation. He said he did not come to Lahore in the morning as he had to appear before a court in Islamabad, adding that he respected the judiciary.
He congratulated the nation, PPP leadership and workers on the safe return of his son after three years in captivity.