'Caravan-i-Bhutto': Bilawal launches train march against PTI govt

KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday launched the first major protest against the PTI led government in Islamabad, with a special train carrying hundreds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) workers to Larkana, the hometown of Bhuttos.

The protest  titled Karwan-e-Bhutto (Caravan of Bhutto) comes days after Bilawal and his father Asif Ali Zardari were interrogated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Rawalpindi in connection with money laundering probe.

The PPP has called the NAB inquires political  witch-hunt. 

TV footage showed the PPP chairman arriving at the Karachi's Cantt Station where the special train with one luxury special saloon, one air conditioned sleeper and 14 cars  including eight economy class bogies and two power pack engines was all set to leave for Larkana.

 Two bogies have been allocated to security guards.

Bilawal is due to address the party workers at 25 different locations en route to Larkana where he is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday night.

On the way, the PPP chairman will address party supporters and activists at a number of railway stations including Landhi in Karachi, Jung Shahi in District Thatta, Kotri in District Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Odero Lal in District Matiari, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah. The mid-journey break will be taken at the Nawabshah Railway station on Tuesday night. It will resume the journey from Nawabshah at 10 am on Wednesday. The train will pass Daur, Padidan, Mihrabpur, Bhirya Road, Khairpur Miris, Rohri, Sukkur, Habib Kot, Gosri, Madeji, Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, to finally reach Larkana. The PPP chairman will conclude the journey by addressing the party workers and supporters at the Larkana Railway Station.