KARACHI: On the occasion of the 14th death anniversary of his late mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the legacy of his late mother’s arduous struggle for the restoration of democracy still informed the struggle of the common man.
In a statement, the PPP chairman said that as governance in the country is currently marred by dismal performance, institutions remain in shambles and the people are left at the mercy of ruthless rulers, “it was natural for every patriot to miss the Daughter of the East”.
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is the name of a movement, and it is the people’s movement that carries the potential to create and produce new eras in history, he added.
He said that as a political leader, the late Benazir Bhutto fostered democratic thinking at the grassroots level and evolved a harmonious atmosphere for the supremacy of the Constitution and Parliament She ensured the access to basic rights such as education, health and employment opportunities for the underprivileged segment of the society, the chairman noted.
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Bilawal recalled that Benazir – the first prime minister of the Muslim world – introduced legislations and game changer programs for the welfare of women, children, minorities, and workers.
“Whether in government or in opposition, she always strived to give hope to the people,” Bilawal said.
Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide blast in Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007, a few months after her return to Pakistan after eight years of political exile in London.
The PPP has been holding death anniversary commemorations at Garhi Khua Bux near Larkana since 2008.
