Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto claimed that conspiracies were being hatched against democracy, he was addressing a rally in Hyderabad on Wednesday to mark to the 10th anniversary of Karsaz blasts.

He went on to accuse the PML-N of upholding a corrupt system that exploits the poor and declared that PPP's struggle is against that unfair system.

In a fiery speech, the PPP chief said that his party has been facing challenges against dictators since its inception. Bilawal said that PPP's founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto along with his supporters, that included students and labourers, had struggled against General Ayub Khan and later against General Zaiul Haq.

"After the death of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Zia thought the PPP was no more. But how could the daughter abandon her people when her father had not?"

Recalling Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, Bilawal said that the carnage on Karsaz Road that night was a significant example of PPP's sacrifices. He claimed that Musharraf could not stop a "sea of people" from coming out on the streets to welcome Benazir.

After Benazir's death, Bilawal claimed that former president Asif Zardari had "battled" those who were against democracy and strengthened the system. Yet, conspiracies against democracy had not ended, Bilawal lamented.

Criticising the PML-N government, the PPP chairman said that laws to protect an individual are being passed, apparently referring to the recent legislation passed by the Senate.

He said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had visited Karachi four times during his four years in office and promised billions of rupees for Sindh, but that amount was never delivered.

"Where are the two billion rupees that were promised for Thar?" he demanded. "The motorway that was built in Sindh is already ruined. The province doesn't get enough water.

"It is the PPP government that works in Sindh," he claimed.