A big public meeting is underway at Ghari Khuda Bukhsh which will be addressed by President Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Addressing the public meeting‚ the former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that those who are hatching conspiracies against Peoples Party will fail in their designs. Enumerating achievements of PPP led government he said that under the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari the PPP government achieved many goals like giving rights to the provinces‚ renaming Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ reforms in Fata rules and political freedom in the country. He said PPP is the heir of martyrs as Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed had said after Karsaz blast that she is the heir of these martyrs who sacrificed their lives for democracy in the country.
The PPP leader Jehangir Badar said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto courageously resisted the dictatorship and succeeded in restoring democracy in the country. He said that we would continue to work for fulfilling mission of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. He asked the PPP workers to utilise their energy for winning the forthcoming general elections by the party.
The PPP leader Raza Rabbani said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto still rules over the hearts of the Pakistani people. He said Shaheed Zulifkar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto did not compromise on their principles. He said the PPP government has abolished anti-labour laws.
Referring to long march and tsunami ultimatums given by some political parties in the country the PPP stalwart Senator Aitzaz Ahsan said that PPP believes on ballots‚ not on swords. He said that the mindset which was behind the murder of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto played the same role in the murder of Bashir Ahmad Bilour. PPP leader Aftab Shaban Mirani said Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was not just a politician but a states-woman who had a long-term vision for Pakistan.
Meanwhile‚ Quran Khawani continued for Shaheed Benazir Bhutto at her mazar and special prayers were being offered for peace progress and prosperity of the country. President PPP Khyber Pukhtunkhwa‚ Anwar Saifullah Khan said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto is living in our hearts and we can never forget her.
Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah said that we renew our pledge to resist conspiracies against democracy. Addressing the public meeting‚ Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto laid down their lives for the rights of the people and supremacy of the Constitution.