Overview

• Speaking at an Arts Council Karachi ceremony for Senator Raza Rabbani’s book, Bilawal argued Sindh’s progress should be measured against developed countries and framed provincial success as a national achievement.
• He said the PPP introduced public-private partnerships in its 1993 manifesto and cited international praise for Sindh’s model, highlighting Financial Times recognition of the Khairpur Special Economic Zone.
• Bilawal described the Benazir Income Support Programme as a globally emulated safety net used to deliver aid during COVID-19 under the rebranded Ehsaas system and during the 2022 floods under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
• He pointed to health initiatives in Sindh, citing free treatment at Karachi’s National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and the introduction of CyberKnife technology at Jinnah Hospital as examples of service expansion.
• He voiced solidarity with Palestinians, welcomed a Gaza ceasefire while urging it be honored, and reiterated Pakistan’s climate-loss concerns, as coverage also noted a recent cooling of PPP–PML-N tensions over BISP-linked relief.