KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party will stage a show of strength on Tuesday (tomorrow) at Garhi Khuda Bux to mark the 15th death anniversary of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

The party said that preparations for the Dec 27 public meeting entered final phase and a large number of party workers would leave for Larkana on Monday (today) to attend the event.

A statement issued by the party said that the workers would leave the city in caravans from Sohrab Goth where a camp has been set up to see them off.

Sindh minister and PPP Karachi president Saeed Ghani, party’s provincial general secretary Senator Waqar Mehdi and other leaders will lead the caravans.

“Like other parts of the country, the workers from Karachi and all across Sindh would attend the Dec 27 rally in large numbers,” said Mr Ghani.

“The rally will be addressed by PPP chairman and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. All arrangements have been made for transportation and stay of people coming from different parts of the country. It would be a huge rally like every year,” he added.

The Sindh government has already declared Dec 27 as a public holiday on account of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary.

On Dec 23, PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro and Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had jointly held a meeting with office-bearers of party’s Larkana division to review the preparations being made for the 15th death anniversary of Ms Bhutto. CM’s Law Adviser Murtaza Wahab, Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh, Jameel Soomro and others were also present.

Published in Dawn, December 26th, 2022