Benazir Bhutto. – File Photo

ISLAMABAD: The fourth death anniversary of Late Benazir Bhutto would be observed with great reverence on Tuesday throughout the country.

The day would dawn with special prayers in mosques for the departed soul of the charismatic leader and first women prime minister of the Muslim World and for progress and prosperity of Pakistan.

Quran reciting would also be held for eternal peace of the departed soul. Special congregations will be held in small and major towns to pay rich tributes to Benazir for her meritorious service for the nation.

Senior leaders of Pakistan peoples Party (PPP), members National and provincial assemblies and office bearers of the party and the followers of Benazir Bhutto will participate in these events.

Senators, MNAs, MPAs, leaders and workers of Pakistan Peoples Party from different parts of the country in large number have left for Garhi Khuda Bakhsh.

All wings of PPP including Labour Wing, Peoples Doctors Forum, Doctors Forum, Lawyers Forum, Women and Youth Wings have also moved to Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in large caravans.

A large number of Peoples Students Federation (PSF) activists across the country will also visit Garhi Khuda Bakhsh to express ideological solidarity, sentiments and admirations with their supreme leader.

The district organizations of PPP will also move to Garhi Khuda Bakhsh and would lay floral wreath on the tombs of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and other martyrs of democracy.

In Rawalpindi the local leadership of all PPP wings and a large number of workers will visit the memorial site at Liaquat Bagh to pay homage to their charismatic leader, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007.

The Pakistan peoples Party has decided to organize a big public meeting on December 27, at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh to pay tribute to the great leader in recognition of her life-long struggle for the cause of democracy and protection of the rights of people.

All necessary arrangements are being made to facilitate the workers and general public on the occasion and to make the public meeting exemplary and historical.

Television Channels including PTV and Radio Pakistan would air special programmes and newspapers would publish special supplements in connection with the anniversary.

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