KARACHI: Former president and leader of Pakistan Peoples’ Party Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday hoisted PPP’s flag at Bilawal House to mark the party’s 50th foundation day.
Zardari, speaking on the occasion, said that PPP’s relationship with Pakistan will go on for centuries, adding that Bhuttoism is a guarantor of Pakistan’s safe future, referring to former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the party’s founder.
PPP leaders Faryal Talpur, Aftab Shaiban Meerani, former Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, PPP MPA Saeed Ghani, Javed Nagori, Waqar Mehdi and provincial minister Mukesh Chawla, were also present at the ceremony.
In a message on the occasion, Zardari said PPP has made massive sacrifices for the sake of ideology and there was no match for the efforts the party has made for democracy.
He also said that PPP has always believed in the peaceful settlement of matters adding that back in the 1970s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto signed an agreement with Indian leader Indira Gandhi to reverse the consequences of the 1971 war and to settle differences between India and Pakistan through bilateral negotiations.
Zardari said that a change can happen only through free and fair elections.
The PPP is due to hold a rally at Parade Ground, Islamabad on December 5 to mark the party’s foundation day.