London:(by Wajahat Ali Khan) The 98th birth anniversary of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (late) was celebrated in central London. The event was organised by Alderman Mushaq Lasharie CBE, Chairman of Third World Solidarity, who is also Chairman of the British Pakistani Mayors Association and Lancaster West Residents Association. Lasharie addressed the event while shedding light on the aims and objectives, he said, ZA Bhutto worked tirelessly for the downtrodden people of Pakistan and for true democracy in the country and fought for the basic freedoms of the people, but unfortunately, he was hanged for a crime he did not commit due to a conspiracy. On this occasion, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, Keith Bennett has said in his speech that the Bhutto case and now the US imperialism has a hand in the case of the President of Venezuela as well. Javed Soomro, a journalist working for bbc Urdu, shed light on the establishment of the Pakistan People’s Party and the many events that followed, saying that Bhutto was the first political leader in the history of Pakistan who became the voice of the common man and gave him political consciousness and “bread, cloth and house”.
UK-based Pakistani journalist Tanveer Zaman paid tribute to Bhutto, saying that Bhutto was the only political leader in Pakistan’s history who spoke about the rights of the downtrodden people and made them aware of political consciousness. Pakistan People’s Party” Greater London President Mian Saleem congratulated the participants on the birthday of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mentioned his long-standing association with this party and said that I believe that the PPP is the best party for Pakistan and the one that believes in democratic values, both in the past and today. He said that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s numerous achievements. Mian Saleem also said that ZA Bhutto initiated Pakistan’s nuclear programme and refused to compromise on it. In addition, he also introduced the public to the identity card.
The special guest of the event, Victoria Scofield, author of the books “Bhutto Trial and Execution” and “My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto”, said in her detailed remarks that her friendship with Benazir Bhutto when they were fellow students at Oxford University.
