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ZAB’s birth anniversary celebrated
January 05, 2018
LAHORE, Jan 05 (INP): The 90th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto celebrated today (Friday) throughout the country. The programmes of 90th birth anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was started with the recitation from the Holy Quran at his grave in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh after which floral wreaths were laid at the grave of founding father of PPP and special prayers were held for the departed soul. Functions were held in all big and small cities of the country where main as well as local leadership of the PPP addressed and discussed life and political vision of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Cakes were cut at the end of the functions to mark the birthday of the PPP founder. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928 in Larkana. His father, Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, was the dewan of the princely state of Junagadh. On July 5, 1977, chief of army staff General Zia-ul-Haq deposed Bhutto in a bloodless coup, and had the former prime minister controversially tried and executed by the Supreme Court in 1979 for authorising the murder of a political opponent, Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri.
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