Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the leader of poor and oppressed people, and it was his vision and wisdom that made possible for Pakistan to become a nuclear state.
Sindh CM expressed these views while addressing a gathering of PPP parliamentarians organized to mark 91th birth anniversary of Shaheed Zulfukar Ali Bhutto here at the CM House. The gathering was also attended by former and sitting ministers, MPAs, advisers and special assistants to the CM.
He said Shaheed Bhutto was a brave, courageous and a highly educated leader of Pakistan. He founded Pakistan Peoples Party with the objective to make this country a democratic state in which class system which had eaten into the vitals of this country could be eliminated.
"He gave voice to the voiceless and courage to the suppressed people so that they could participate in decision making process. Though there was no powerful media in those days, even then Shaheed Bhutto brought his party's message to each and every person living in small and big cities and in the far-flung areas," CM said and added he [SZB] believed that without participation of people of Pakistan in national decisions, true national development could not be achieved.
Murad Shah said, "The people of present Pakistan were demoralized, our 99,000 people were arrested and India had also illegally occupied our territory in Thar," he recalled and added Shaheed Bhutto not only inculcated confidence in his nation but with his statesmanship liberated the arrested people and also vacated the land of Thar from India where coal was being excavated these days.
Shah said it was the vision of Shaheed Bhutto that he created a secular political force in the shape of PPP which was further strengthened and vibrated by Shaheed Mohterma Benazir Bhutto. "The message of Shaheed Bhutto's birth anniversary for party workers is very loud and clear that we should work for strengthening of democracy in Pakistan, render service for poor people and respect humanity irrespective of religion, cast and creed," he said. Latter, Fateh was offered for Shaheed Bhutto and a cake was also cut in a simple ceremony.