PDM leaders gather in Larkana for Benazir’s death anniversary

Lahore, 27th December: Leaders of the Opposition parties from the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have merged in Larkana for the death anniversary of Pakistan’s late prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Sunday.

Baaghi TV: Leaders of the 11-party opposition alliance have gathered in Larkana on the occasion of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s 13th death anniversary, for another power show against the government.

PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had directly contacted leaders of parties in the PDM to invite them to attend the rally at Garhi Khuda Bux in Larkana, earlier this month.

According to reports from Dawn News, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz arrived in the province a day earlier while a delegation from the Jam­iat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) is also participating in the rally.

Leaders of the PDM member parties are present at the rally venue, with a large crowd of supporters and PDM workers waving flags in the audience.

شہید محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو نہ صرف پاکستان و مسلم امہ بلکہ ایک عالمی سیاسی لیڈر تھیں، جن کی شہادت سے عالمی سطح پر ایک ایسا خلاء پیدا ہوا جس کا پر ہونا نہ ممکن ہے۔#YaadeBenazir pic.twitter.com/IB6b1LHdQp

— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) December 27, 2020

Speaking to reporters before leaving for Sukkur on Saturday, Maryam Nawaz said she was very happy going to Benazir Bhutto on her death anniversary.

“She gave her life bravely for this country. It is an honour for me to attend her anniversary,” the PML-N vice president said.

However, JUI-F chief and PDM president Maulana Fazlur Rehman had declined to attend the rally citing other engagements.

As per sources, Maulana would not participate because the anniversary programme was not a declared public meeting of PDM.

Instead, a five-member delegation of the party comprising Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Abdul Raziq Abid Lakho, Maulana Siraj Ahmad Shah Amroti, Maulana Saud Afzal and Maulana Abdullah Mehr would participate in the anniversary, Maulana Rashid Mehmood Soomro, general secretary of JUI-F Sindh, had told Dawn.

On Friday, Bilawal himself arrived in Naudero, two days ahead of the scheduled programme.

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