Revered by his followers as Quaid-i-Awam, Bhutto was served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the 4th president from 1971 to 1973. He was executed on April 4, 1979, under General Zia regime.

The Sindh government has declared a public holiday in the province on Tuesday, for which a notification was also issued.

The central ceremony will be held at Bhutto where former President Asif Ali Zardari and party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the ceremony.

Talking to newsmen at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto yesterday, President PPP Sindh and Senior Sindh Minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro said all arrangements have been completed to observe.

He said, on April 04, 2017 (Tuesday) Quran Khawani will also be held for the departed souls of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto.

He said the supporters, workers and leaders of the Pakistan people’s party from across the country will participate with zeal and zest in the death anniversary functions, therefore special arrangements for them have also been made.

A public meeting on the occasion will be held in front of the Mausoleum of Bhutto family this afternoon.

All the provincial presidents of the party and central leaders will also address the public meeting.

He said death anniversary ceremonies will be culminated with the showing of documentaries of Shaheed Bhutto to the participants in the evening.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Larkana Kashif Ali Tipu and SSP Larkana Umer Tufail Nawaz told media men the special security and traffic arrangement will be made on the occasion.

They said, over 6 thousand police personnel, including Women police, Traffic police, special police commandos of Sindh Police and Three hundred personnel of Shahbaz Rangers will also be deployed to ensure the law and order on the occasion.

The SSP Larkana told the senior rank officers will supervise and monitor the activities in Garhi Khuda Bux and Naudero vicinities.

An aerial surveillance of the surrounding the Naudero and Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto will be carried out to monitor the activities, besides CCTV cameras will be installed at the different locations of  Bhutto House Naudero, Garhi Khuda Bux and surrounding of public meeting and parking areas.