PAKISTAN PEOPLE’S
PARTY
(2008-2013)
SANA TAYYABA
AIMAN BISMA
EMAN
Background
1st ERA of BENAZIR BHUTTO(1988 – 1990)
Elacted as PM in 16- Nov, 1988
First Female PM in Muslim state
Challenges: Establishment , Opposition (IJI), Economy
Achievements:
Relations with India
Placemrnt Bureau
People workers program
Charges: Corruption, mis-use of power
2ND ERA OF BENAZIR (1993 – 1996)
Elected as PM on oct 19,1993
Majority seats in Sindh & Punjab
Challenges: Establishment, Talban, Opposition, Economy
Achievements: US – visit, Woman rights, Healthcare ,
Review Foreign policy, Drug trafficking, Kashmir issue
Drawbacks: Buget ( 128b) , Murtaza Bhutto killing,
Economy
Charges: Nepotism, Corruption, RGSt
SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC
POLITICAL PARTY
Currently the second-largest party in
the Senate.
Founded in 1967 in Lahore, against military
rule.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was appointed as the first
chairman.
The main objective of the party was to
establish a more classless society, adopting a
clear socialist programme
PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION
(2008)
Elections were postponed due to Benazir
Shaheed’s assassination.
PPP’s campaign was led by Asif Ali Zardari.
According to the 2008 election results, the
People’s Party became the largest party with 91
national assembly seats.
Yusuf Raza Gilani being the chairman of PPP at
the time was elected as Prime Minister and Asif Ali
Zardari (co-chairman) was elected as President.
PROBLEMS FACING BY GOVERNMENT
Terrorism
Corruption
Energy Crises
Inflation
Poverty
Unemployment
PARTY’S REFORMS
Aghaz-i-Huqooq Balochistan.
Seventh National Finance Commission Award
Asif Ali Zardari laid the foundation of two hydro power
plants Rohri and Nara (near sukkur)
Disbursement of Rs70 billion among 7.5 Million poor
families through Benazir Income Support Program.
Protection against Harassment of women.
Construction and operation of Gawadar port between
China and Pakistan.
Party’s Reforms
Construction of gas pipeline between Iran and Pakistan.
Increase in exports from $18 billion in 2008 to $25 billion in
2012.
Boost in stock market from 5220 points in 2008 to 18,185
point in 2013.
Giving Gilgit Balochistan as a semi provincial status.
Decrease in interest rate from 17% in 2008 to 9% in 2013.
A number of steps on pages were taken by PPP government
for welfare of masses e.g cheap tractors to farmers through
benazir tractor scheme, increase rural economy from 50
billion in 2008 to 800 billion in 2013.
FOREIGN POLICY
Government introduced the Three D policy of Dialogue, Deterrence,
Development.
Regardingthe issue of Kashmir no other practical action was taken except to
internationalize the issue.
Normalized relation with India.
No interference policy was implemented against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Pakistan Trade Agreement (APTTA)
U.S. Government claimed that they had caught bin Laden without Pakistani
help, numerous allegations were made that the government of Pakistan had
shielded bin Laden, Which caused a rift in a fairly good relation.
Currency swap arrangements with China, Russia, Turkey, Jordan and Iran
CRITICISM
The largest bone of contention between judiciary and
executive was NRO case and the issue of reopening the
swiss against Zardari.
The critics believe that Zardari actually was not interested
in giving all the power back to parliament
He attended all meetings with other head of government,
which otherwise was duty of the head of government in
Pakistan i.e Prime Minister
The law and order situation deteriorated, bomb blast were
a regular routein, street crimes in big cities, especially
Karachi reached their zeniths.
CRITICISM
Criticism
Criticism
CONCLUSION
Economic reforms for macroeconomic stability were not
successful.
The objective to providing relief to poor through BISP
was good but deep recession in the period increased
number of poor.
The fiscal policy, critical tax reforms, energy sector
reforms, flexible exchange rate and expenditure were
largely ineffective.
Law and order situation worsen.
Growth rate was lowest in the history.
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