Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Ms. Shazia Marri has said that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was not only first Prime Minister of Pakistan or the Muslim World, but she was a globally celebrated political leader for the leadership she has provided restoration of democracy and women empowerment in Pakistan. Ms. Marri expressed her views on 70th birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto during a Press Conference along with Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi, Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Minister said that Shaheed Mohtarma’s struggle towards restoration of democracy and her fight against anti-democratic forces is part of history of the political struggle of Pakistan People’s Party which dates back in 1967.
Ms. Shazia Marri further said that on the 70th birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, along with the struggle and suffering of the Shaheed Bibi we also recall the lynching and oppression faced by the workers of Pakistan People’s Party, journalist, intellectuals and the member of the civil society. She reiterated that Pakistan People’s Party pays tribute the sacrifices of its worker and other segments of the society who stood against the oppression, totalitarianism and for the restoration of democracy. She said that it was not possible to count all her achievement of Shaheed Mohtarma in a single Press Conference, however, her initiatives for women empowerment like, introduction of Women Police Stations, appointment of women judges in higher judiciary and First Women Bank are only few examples of her visionary leadership. She also highlighted Shaheed Mohtarma’s projects like, Thar Coal Project, Ghazi Brotha and other oil and gas production projects which benefited the local population of those areas where these projects were started.
