“Talk about us, not about politics,” a woman called down from a rooftop in Baghbanpura as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressed reporters in inner-city Lahore, summarizing his remarks.
In a video of the exchange, Bilawal is seen addressing reporters, saying: “At this moment we are standing in the inner city of Lahore and this is how things are here… if we talk about Lahore -” when a woman’s voice interrupts him: “Talk about us, not about politics.”
Bilawal stops and turns to the source of the voice and replies, “I shouldn’t be talking about politics here, what should I talk about you? Tell me. You tell me what to talk about? What should I say about you?”
From the roof, the woman simply replies, “May Allah keep you safe.” Bilawal then closes the exchange by saying, “Thank you so much — that’s exactly what I was talking about. Thank you, thank you,” before the clip ends.
The interaction took place during Bilawal’s visit to the Chaman Park area of Baghbanpura where, according to the PPP, he had arrived to condole the family of veteran party worker Comrade Zubeida Shaheen.
He expressed grief to her daughters – Zahida Jafri, Shahida Jafri, Abida Jafri, Rubab Jafri and Hijab Jafri.
