PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari taunted PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, saying that “Raiwind’s prime minister” was trying to become “selected for the fourth time.” The Election Commission of Pakistan and President Arif Alvi had agreed on February 8, 2024 as the date for polls. The rivalry between the Nawaz-led PML-N and the PPP resurfaced after the latter alleged that the former has a secret alliance with the current caretaker setup. Bilawal has targeted Nawaz on multiple occasions and urged him to contest the upcoming general elections on the strength of his own ideology and mandate. At a party convention in Dir, Bilawal criticized Nawaz’s history in politics and urged him to focus on the nation’s problems. PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, in response, defended her father and criticized those accusing him of being favored.