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Pakistan Marks Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s 98th Birth Anniversary With PPP-Led Commemorations

PPP leaders use the occasion to highlight his pro-poor agenda, questioning the fairness of his 1979 trial.

Overview

  • Events across Pakistan today include Quran recitation at his grave in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, wreath-laying, special prayers, speeches, and cake-cutting ceremonies.
  • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari praises Bhutto as the enduring voice of the dispossessed and reiterates the party’s people-centric mission.
  • President Asif Ali Zardari issues a tribute citing Bhutto’s role in the 1973 Constitution, social reforms, foreign policy, and the nuclear programme.
  • Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab references the Supreme Court’s review of Bhutto’s case, stating the judicial process was deemed unjust.
  • PPP local chapters, including in Multan, plan gatherings led by city and regional figures to reflect on Bhutto’s life and politics.