Overview
- At a large PPP gathering in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and President Asif Ali Zardari lauded Benazir Bhutto’s legacy and claimed Pakistan dealt India a forceful military response in recent clashes, crediting the current army leadership.
- Around 8,500 police were deployed and a 20-acre main pavilion was set up for the memorial events, reflecting an elevated security posture at the Bhutto family mausoleum.
- A PML-N delegation led by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq attended the events and reiterated readiness for political dialogue to stabilize the system.
- President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued formal tributes emphasizing Benazir Bhutto’s struggle for constitutional rule, parliamentary supremacy, and voters’ rights.
- Separately, authorities reported active enforcement steps, including an NCCIA arrest in a cyberblackmail case in Islamabad, the recovery of a 14-year-old abducted boy from Peshawar, and an FBR plan to start monitoring social-media sellers of smuggled goods from January 1.