Nation needs to follow vision of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasised that the nation needs to follow the vision of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to face the escalating crisis of the coronavirus and save our people from its looming ravages.

In his message on the 41st martyrdom day anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, being observed today (Saturday), Bilawal said that true leaders change the destinies of nations and they lead with great determination and vision in times of crises.

The PPP chairman said that following the fall of Dhaka, Pakistan had lost thousands of miles of land to enemy occupation and 90,000 of our soldiers were prisoners of war. “Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto not only got our land and soldiers back, but went on to lay the foundation of our nuclear programme, ensuring our territorial integrity would never be at the mercy of our neighbors again,” he said.

He said to deal with the economic devastation of losing more than half your country, mega economic and industrial projects like Pakistan Steel, Port Qasim, Heavy Mechanical Complex, Pakistan Machine Tool Factory etc. were created to shore up the nation’s infrastructure.

Bilawal said that in these troubled times the people of Pakistan are looking for a new Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a leader who will galvanise us despite our differences, a leader who will be the shining beacon to lead us out of this pandemic.

The PPP chairman stated that the people of Pakistan could never forget the sacrifice Bhutto made for our great nation. He further said that the PPP and all those who believe in Bhutto’s message of equality, opportunity, and sacrifice, won’t leave the people of Pakistan to fend for themselves in any kind of crisis. “We will continue the legacy of our ancestors and protect our people and their interests at any cost,” he pledged.

PPP Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari, in his message, said that despite the fact that 41 years have passed, Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was ruling the hearts of the people and his killer are standing before the history as the culprits.

Zardari said that the founder of the PPP had defeated the exploiting forces by giving awareness to the people of their rights. “He had used politics to serve the people and to give them their rights,” he said.

The former president said that the PPP was following his philosophy that political heaven is under the feet of the people and all powers to the people. “The PPP and its leadership and worker never compromised the principle that people have the right to rule,” he said.

Zardari vowed to take the country out of ignorance, poverty and hunger by following the manifesto of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and to bring development and prosperity to the people of Pakistan.