Friday, December 27, 2013

Former President Zardari pays tributes to democratic struggle, vows to fight militancy

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In a message on the 6th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on Friday December 27 former President Mr. Asif Ali Zardari has asked the democratic forces and the Party workers to reiterate their commitment to the values she stood and fought for and finally laid down her life.
Today we pay homage to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and all those who laid down their lives with her and suffered untold miseries for the cause.
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir stood for the emancipation of the downtrodden and marginalized sections of society, for women empowerment and for fighting against extremist and militant mindset, he said. Let us on this day take a leaf from her life and stand up to militants and extremists and not allow them to force their ideology through force, he said.
The former President said that days before her assassination she asked the people to stand up to extremism, dictatorship and to banish poverty and ignorance. Her clarion call is a clear road map for making Pakistan a modern and pluralistic state and today we pledge to follow that road map.
He said that following in her footsteps the PPP will continue strengthening democracy, extricating the downtrodden people from poverty and degradation and fighting militancy and extremism.
With the support of the workers the Party will continue its forward march and grow from strength to strength, he said. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari also paid tributes to those who laid down their lives or suffered in the course of democratic struggle and in fighting the militants.
Let us also remember our martyrs of democracy who have laid down their lives and who suffered exile, imprisonment and execution to end tyranny and dictatorship so that the nation lives and democracy flourishes. Democracy has survived and flourished and dictatorship has not been able to take roots in the country because of their sacrifices; we salute them all, he said.

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