ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that the National Accountability Bureau can arrest his entire family but it still won't deter him from changing the PPP's stance on democracy, the National Finance Commission and the 18th Amendment.

The PPP chairman was addressing media persons outside an accountability court where former president Asif Ali Zardari had attended a hearing related to the Toshakhana reference.

Bilawal alleged that his lawyers were not allowed to go inside the court. “The public and lawyers were not allowed to come to the court. Is this an attempt to pressurise us or the judiciary,” he asked.

“Are you so afraid of president Zardari?” said Bilawal, adding that the “entire police” of Islamabad was deployed at the court's premises.

Bilawal said that the government can do whatever it wants but the PPP will not compromise on the 18th Amendment.

“We are feeling that there is pressure on us, we are being threatened so that we can tow the same line,” he said.

The PPP chairperson accused police and administration of misbehaving with the people.

“Today is August 17, every jiyala remembers August 17,” said the PPP chairman, calling it a “mango day” in reference to the plane crash of former military dictator Zia-ul-Haq.

Bilawal continued that there was a “puppet” sitting in the Prime Minister House and “his strings are being operated from elsewhere”.

The PPP chairman warned that attempts were being made to control everyone like a puppet.

“PPP has faced the dictatorships of Yahya Khan, Zia-ul-Haq and Musharraf,” said Bilawal.