LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has paid rich tribute to former federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti on his eighth anniversary.

In his message, the chairman said Mr Bhatti was a vibrant PPP leader who devoted his life for bringing people from different schools of thought close to each other.

“While strictly adhering to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s ideology, Ms Benazir Bhutto’s philosophy and reconciliation policy of former president Asif Ali Zardari, he contributed a lot towards religious harmony and tranquility. The enemies of humanity had silenced him over his untiring efforts for the religious harmony and peace.”

He said though Shahbaz Bhatti is not among us today, his mission of equality, peace and tranquility and tolerance is still alive and the PPP will make the dreams of its martyrs a reality one day.

Bilawal said no power on earth could prevent Pakistan from becoming a progressive and peaceful society, a land of equality and a truly democratic country.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2019