PPP sets up blood camps on Benazir Bhutto anniversary

THE Pakistan People’s Party Punjab has chalked out an elaborate programme to celebrate the birthday of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on June 21 (today), with setting up blood camps throughout the province where the PPP workers will donate blood for the brave soldiers who are fighting against terrorists in North Waziristan.

Several decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by President PPP Punjab Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo and attended by other party leaders representing PYO, Labour Wing, Woman Wing and Secretary General Lahore PPP and Social Media.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has already given instructions to the party rank and file to celebrate the birthday with simplicity and as such there will be no cutting of cakes to give the occasion a solemn overtone due to the fact that the country is in a state of war.

The birthday in Lahore will commence with the opening of blood camp by Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, President Punjab PPP, at Aiwan-e-Iqbal at 10am on June 21, 2014. Samina Khalid Ghurki, President Lahore PPP, and Party Secretary General Tanvir Ashraf Kaira and other office-bearers will also be present there.

Similar functions will be held in various offices of the PPP at all the district headquarters for which instructions had already been passed on by the party President.

Blood camps will also be established in Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahuddin, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Sialkot Okara and Sahiwal where the local leadership will be present throughout the day. The blood donated will be screened for Hepatitis B and C and HIVs before handing over to the Army authorities.