WASHINGTON, Jan 6: A portion of the Clark Street in Chicago’s Roger’s Park district has been named as “Benazir Bhutto Way” in recognition of her long struggle and services for promotion of democracy in Pakistan.

The Pakistani-American community initiated the proposal and got it approved from the city through the support of Mr Joe Moore, the local area alderman (counsellor).

The unveiling ceremony of the plaque was jointly performed by Pakistan’s Consul-General in Chicago, Aman Rashid, Alderman Joe Moore and Senior Vice-President of PPP, USA, Ijaz N. Farrukh.

It may be mentioned that a portion of the Devon Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare in the Chicago metropolitan area, is named after Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah.