“Talk about us, not politics,” a woman shouted from a rooftop in Baghbanpura as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari spoke to journalists in central Lahore, briefly interrupting her remarks.
In a video of the exchange, Bilawal is seen addressing journalists and saying: “Right now, we are in the city center of Lahore, and the way things are here… if we talk about Lahore…” when a woman’s voice interrupts him: “Talk about us, not politics.”
Bilawal pauses and turns to the source of the voice, replying: “I shouldn’t talk about politics here, what should I talk about you? You tell me. You tell me, what should I talk about? What should I say about you?”
From the rooftop, the woman responds simply: “May Allah keep you safe.” Bilawal then closes the exchange by saying, “Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was talking about. Thank you, thank you,” before the clip ends.
The interaction took place during Bilawal’s visit to Chaman Park area in Baghbanpura, where, according to the PPP, he had arrived to offer his condolences to the family of veteran party worker Comrade Zubeida Shaheen.
He expressed his condolences to his daughters: Zahida Jafri, Shahida Jafri, Abida Jafri, Rubab Jafri and Hijab Jafri.
