Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja on Thursday said as a leader of the downtrodden, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto took courageous steps to ensure better future of people and to safeguard their rights.
In a statement issued here on the occasion of 59th birth anniversary of Shaheed leader, she said today, at a crucial juncture of political history of Pakistan when the PPP led elected democratic governemnt has attained a landmark achievement of presenting its 5th consecutive people friendly budget, it is coincidence that we are marking 59th birth anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.
Farzana said life of Shaheed BB, who was twice elected prime minister and chairperson of the PPP was dedicated to the service of the people of Pakistan and to make the nation a modern and progressive democracy.
She said political observers that had opportunity to have some interaction with BB during childhood and especially of her late teen years, had already predicted about her glorious political career and highlighted her abilities to become a great political leader.
Truly, Shaheed BB was born to lead millions of people Pakistan as well as to emerge as a symbol of hope, resistance and struggle for the rights of the people.
The political career of Shaheed Bhutto reminds us of her unprecedented stand against the tyranny and for the restoration of the democracy in the country, she said.
The BISP Chairperson said after the restoration of democracy and the end of the long era of tyranny in the country, the visionary leader did not seek revenge from the elements who were responsible for all the miseries inflicted upon her and her family starting from the arrest and subsequent judicial murder of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Instead, she focused upon rebuilding Pakistan and to serve the people with best of her abilities.
Besides ushering new era of economic growth and development, Shaheed BB augmented the defence of the country and provided missile technology to Pakistan, which was an immediate need in that critical international scenario.
Being an ardent advocate of the rights of women, she took various steps to enhance social, political and economic empowerment and emancipation of the women folks of the country including establishment of women’s banks and women’s police stations, she added.
