LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the direct cash transfer initiative under the Sindh Government’s Wheat Growers Support Programme 2025 — enabling farmers to purchase DAP and urea fertilisers through the Benazir Hari Card.
Addressing the Benazir Hari Card holders at the ceremony, he announced that the financial assistance for purchasing DAP and urea has now been directly transferred to their accounts.
According to Bilawal House press release, the PPP Chairman said that the party believes in interconnectivity of farmers and national prosperity. “Our vision is to ensure that farmers and small growers are not burdened with the cost of purchasing DAP and urea,” he said. He added that, on his instructions, the Chief Minister of Sindh and his team have devised a comprehensive plan to provide financial assistance to farmers and small cultivators across the province. He said now financial assistance is being provided to farmers owning between one and 25 acres who form majority in Sindh.
He noted that the burden of damage to the agricultural economy has been borne by farmers in Larkana, Punjab, and South Punjab. He said that, following his appeal, Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif declared both a climate emergency and an agricultural emergency in the country, and also waived electricity bills for consumers in flood-affected areas of Punjab — a gesture for which he expressed gratitude.
Speaking about the proposed constitutional amendments, Bilwal said the PPP considers the 1973 Constitution to be the sacred trust of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Referring to the 27th Amendment, he said that the PPP has once again addressed a long-standing gap in the Constitution. “Just as all federal units enjoy equal representation in the Senate, now every province will have equal representation in the Constitutional Court,” he said. The people of Larkana understand its importance as they witnessed the bench which sentenced Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to death had a majority of judges from one province, while the rest were from other provinces. “It was not only an injustice to Quaid-e-Awam but a blow to the federation itself. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto devoted 30 years of her life to restoring the 1973 Constitution which was revived after her martyrdom through the 18th Amendment and other promises were fulfilled under the Charter of Democracy (CoD). Despite this accomplishment, “ this (constitutinoal court) could not be realised. Insha’Allah, I will go to Islamabad and ensure that it is finally fulfilled.” He congratulated the people of Larkana for their struggle and support for the achievement.
The ceremony was also attended by Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah, PPP Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Minister for Agriculture Sardar Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar, former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and others.
