ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is set to launch its electoral campaign for February 8 elections from Larkana, today (Wednesday), coinciding with Benazir Bhutto’s 16th death anniversary.
PPP workers welcome their leader during a party rally in this picture released on September 9, 2023. — Facebook/Pakistan Peoples Party - PPPPPPP president Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the gathering to kick off the electoral campaign.
The decision of initiating the electoral campaign for the February 8 elections was taken in the hybrid meeting of PPP under the chair of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on December 16 in Karachi.
Paying homage to Benazir Bhutto on her death anniversary, Asif Ali Zardari said that the struggle for a free and independent Pakistan, empowered parliament and the rule of the Constitution would continue according to her mission.
Zardari said that eliminating poverty, unemployment and economic misery from the country was the mission of Benazir Bhutto, and the completion of this mission was the first priority of PPP.
Benazir was neither afraid of dictators nor did she fear the extremists. Her bravery is the legacy of the leadership and workers of PPP, he said.
Zardari said the time is not far when Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan will be the realization - a Pakistan free of political, social and economic exploitation.
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari commemorated the indelible legacy of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto - the first democratically elected woman prime minister of the Islamic world as well as esteemed leader of the world - saying that the daughter of the East stood not only as a historical figure but as a living movement and a radiant torch. “Her nationalistic spirit, enduring struggle, and steadfast leadership destined to be ingrained in the hearts and minds of the Pakistani nation,” added Bilawal.
He asserted that his mother remained ardently dedicated to the noble cause of transforming the country into a genuine welfare state guided by the visionary ideals of nation’s founding fathers.
He said that throughout her lifetime, Bibi bound together Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan like a harmonious chain. “Her tragic assassination was a malevolent scheme, strategically targeting the momentum of advancement and the realization of Pakistan’s vision for enlightened moderation and a democratic society,” the PPP chairman added.
Bilawal pointed out that Benazir Bhutto, as the PPP chairperson, took the ideology of the Quaid-e-Awam and his party to new heights through her philosophy and unparalleled struggle, while as a political leader she always represented the real populace by becoming the voice of the common man and the downtrodden classes of the country.
The chairman PPP assured the nation that the election manifesto to be presented by the PPP in the fast approaching general elections would resonate with the visionary aspirations and missions set forth by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
PPP is determined to make the dream of Benazir Bhutto a reality that Pakistan should be the model of excellence for the world as a prosperous, progressive, egalitarian and strong democratic federal state, said Bilawal.
