Bilawal urges nation to follow the vision of Benazir Bhutto

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said the nation should follow the vision of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to defeat the internal and external challenges.

In his message on the 67th birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the PPP chairman said that extraordinary challenges and difficult times were the actual litmus test of the leadership, and Benazir always succeeded in overcoming such crises and finally embraced martyrdom fighting the enemies of the country.

Bilawal said that as the first elected woman prime minister of the “Muslim world”, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto left countless and ineradicable imprints, and an impact on Pakistan’s politics, economy, society, and the defense vision.

He further said the restoration of 1973 Constitution in its original form, transfer of power to the Parliament, provincial autonomy, the NFC Award, identity to the people of KP and GB, representation for women and minorities among other marginalized and weak segments at every forum, steps for poverty alleviation and different other initiates are in fact, the result of the life-long struggle of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal added.

The PPP Chairman said Benazir Bhutto continued her struggle despite the loss of her great father and two brothers for the people’s rights fighting against two brutal dictators finally beating them through peaceful political strategy.

Bilawal said that though Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was not present physically among us her vision and philosophy remained as the key and guiding light towards the glittering future of our nation.

He pledged that his party would strictly follow and adhere to the mission of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto for strengthening the democracy, rule of law and the Constitution, respect to human rights, eradication of poverty and an egalitarian society.

The PPP leadership and workers will always be ready to offer every sacrifice during their generation to generation struggle for accomplishing this mission, the PPP chairman added.