MIRPUR (AJK): Dec 27: In Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the PPP activists and the supporters Tuesday observed 15th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed with due respect and honor.
In special congregations of the grieved party workers, held to observe the death anniversary of the top PPP icon of her time and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, speakers paid rich tributes to the departed leader for his meritorious service for the nation and most particularly for giving the supreme sacrifice of her life for maintaining the national unity, solidarity, and cohesion among the people of all the four provinces of the country as well as AJK besides for the promotion of democracy and maintaining democratic norms and values in the country.
Some of the PPP AJK chapter, PYO and PSF activists from various parts of AJK, had earlier also left for Garhi Khuda Buksh to participate in the marathon congregation held to observe the anniversary of shaheed BB at her mausoleum to express ideological solidarity, sentiments and admirations with their supreme great leader.
Quran Khawani was reportedly held at some major cities and towns across AJK for the departed soul.
In the special ceremonies held to observe the death anniversary of the world-fame leader of Pakistan. Senior leaders of PPP including members of AJK legislative assembly and AJK Council belonging to the party, office bearers of the party from the respective districts and the followers of Bhuttos including the citizens representing various classes of the society attended the special ceremonies.
Special gatherings of the workers and supporters of PPP AJK at all district and tehsil headquarters across Azad Jammu Kashmir to celebrate the death anniversary of BB were marked with rich tributes paid to late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and his late daughter and the party’s martyred chairperson Benazir Bhutto coupled with the renewal of the pledge to continue the mission of departed leaders of the party including BB and ZAB.
Two minute silence to reverence to Benazir Bhutto and to pay rich homage to her meritorious services of BB for the nation and the country.
In Mirpur, a ceremony was reportedly held to observe the death anniversary of BB under the auspices of PPP Azad Kashmir Mirpur unit.
The local PPP AJK leaders and others attended the ceremony. Quaran Khawani was held for the departed soul.
Speaking on these occasions, the PPP leaders described the assassination of Benazir as a huge loss for the entire Pakistani nation and the people of Jammu & Kashmir speakers said that Pakistani nation was deprived of the supreme politician who preferred to go to die like her valiant father late Z.A.Bhutto for the sake of the protection of the rights of the people, national interests and for the ever-lasting emergence of true democratic rule in the country.
Speakers said that late Benazir Bhutto emerged as the valiant strong lady of not only of South Asia but also of whole of the world as she took no care of the repeated threats to her life by the extremists and terrorists.
Speakers said that shaheed BB had emerged the strongest symbol of complete national unity, integrity and harmony of all four provinces of Pakistan. The PPP AJK Chapters’ leaders on this occasion vowed to continue the mission of Bhuttos in the greater national interests of Pakistan including Azad Jammu Kashmir by attaining and protecting the due rights of the masses especially neglected and down trodden classes of the society.
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