Bilour bids farewell to 55-year political career

Bilour bids farewell to 55-year political career

Veteran politician and former federal minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has announced his decision to quit electoral politics after a 55-year-long political career, saying his "heart is broken" by repeated electoral defeats and what he described as interference by powerful quarters. He has also sold his house and shifted to Islamabad, citing compulsion due to prevailing circumstances. Addressing a press conference at Bilour House in Peshawar bef…

Bilour announces retirement from politics

F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Veteran politician, senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and former federal minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has announced his retirement from electoral politics at the age of 86. Addressing a press conference at Bilour House here, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour said he was relocating from Peshawar to Islamabad due to prevailing circumstances, while making it clear that he would continue to play an active role in politics.…

ANP veteran Ghulam Ahmed Bilour announces exit from parliamentary politics

Senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has announced his decision to step away from parliamentary politics, stating that he no longer holds any position in the party or the legislature. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Bilour said, “I am a spent cartridge. I am neither a member of the assembly nor do I hold any party office.” He added that he was leaving Peshawar due to prevailing circumstances, saying the party n…