ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is set to observe July 5 (today) Black Day - when the elected government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was toppled by Gen Ziaul
Haq.
Leadership and workers of the PPP every year observe July 5 as Black Day to pay homage to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and laud his services to the country, democracy and the poor masses. A number of events and functions would be organised on this day across the country to eulogise Bhutto. In the federal capital, the PPP has arranged functions at the National Press Club (NPC) as well as at the Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi - the place of assassination of former chairperson of PPP Benazir Bhutto.
Saleemur Rehman Meo, the PPP Human Rights Wing Punjab president, said that a programme would be conducted at the NPC and the day would always be remembered as the hallmark of great struggle of PPP workers to challenge the dictatorship and the worst trial, flogging and years-long imprisonments, they had faced.
He vowed to continue struggle to beat the undemocratic forces and blocking the course of dictatorship forever in Pakistan.Amir Fida Paracha, the PPP city president, Rawalpindi ñ the main organiser of the ceremony to be held at Liaquat Bagh, has termed the Martial Law of July 5, 1977 as a turning point in the history of the PPP.
“The credit again went to the then leadership of the PPP to reunite the scattered nation due to the worst-ever martial law of General Ziaul Haq who had trampled down the rights of people,” he remarked.
Haq.
Leadership and workers of the PPP every year observe July 5 as Black Day to pay homage to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and laud his services to the country, democracy and the poor masses. A number of events and functions would be organised on this day across the country to eulogise Bhutto. In the federal capital, the PPP has arranged functions at the National Press Club (NPC) as well as at the Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi - the place of assassination of former chairperson of PPP Benazir Bhutto.
Saleemur Rehman Meo, the PPP Human Rights Wing Punjab president, said that a programme would be conducted at the NPC and the day would always be remembered as the hallmark of great struggle of PPP workers to challenge the dictatorship and the worst trial, flogging and years-long imprisonments, they had faced.
He vowed to continue struggle to beat the undemocratic forces and blocking the course of dictatorship forever in Pakistan.Amir Fida Paracha, the PPP city president, Rawalpindi ñ the main organiser of the ceremony to be held at Liaquat Bagh, has termed the Martial Law of July 5, 1977 as a turning point in the history of the PPP.
“The credit again went to the then leadership of the PPP to reunite the scattered nation due to the worst-ever martial law of General Ziaul Haq who had trampled down the rights of people,” he remarked.
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