PPP to arrange special event to mark May Day

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will arrange a special event today (Thursday) at the Nishtar Hall to honour International Workers’ Day (May 1).

The party’s Provincial President, Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha, will preside over the event, while Central General Secretary Humayun Khan will attend as the chief guest.Khwaja Yawar Naseer, Provincial President of the party’s Sports and Cultural Wing, and Provincial Secretary for Information Mansoor Zafar, said that on May 1 - Labour Day - the PPP pays tribute to the labourers whose sacrifices and struggles form the foundation of the nation’s progress.

They recalled that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto once said that workers were the backbone of the country and that without them, the dream of development was impossible.Khwaja Yawar Naseer noted that, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, Shaheed Bhutto introduced the first labour policy in 1972. Under this policy, workers were not only given constitutional protection but were also granted revolutionary rights, including participation in industrial institutions, a minimum wage, social security, and trade union rights.He said the PPP remains committed to this vision, believing that honouring, protecting, and ensuring the rights of labourers is the state’s foremost responsibility.