The 17th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto is being observed today.
A large number of PPP workers and leaders across the Country, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir have started to reach Benazir Bhutto’s mausoleum in Ghari Khuda Bux near Naudero.
Security arrangements have been tightened to maintain law and order, and a traffic plan has been chalked out for the people’s convenience.
The main ceremony will be held this afternoon at Benazir Bhutto’s mausoleum. President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the occasion. Sindh government has announced a public holiday in the province today.
Meanwhile, in his message, President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the nation to draw inspiration from Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s vision to steer the country out of its current challenges.
He urged everyone to work together to ensure that her dream of a peaceful, progressive, and democratic Pakistan becomes a reality.
He said, on this day, we honor a leader who embodied the very spirit of hope, resilience, and unwavering commitment to the ideals of democracy and justice.
The President said Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a trailblazer who dreamt of a Pakistan where the rights of all citizens, irrespective of color, class, and creed, would be protected.
Asif Ali Zardari said she envisioned a Pakistan where every child could access education, where women could progress as equals, and where justice was not a privilege but a right.
Asif Ali Zardari reaffirmed commitment to advancing her vision of a peaceful, progressive, and democratic Pakistan.
