The 44th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was observed on Tuesday. 

In his message on the occasion, Chairman Pakistan People's Party and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto laid the foundation of a new era in Pakistan's political arena.

Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has paid glowing tributes to services of former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for Pakistan.

In a statement on Tuesday, he said the former Prime Minister gave a consensus constitution and made the country's defense impregnable.

The Speaker said that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto represented the aspirations of the people in the best manner.

He said the vision, life and political struggle of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is a beacon of light for the current leadership.

Lawmakers pay glowing tribute to former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for his contribution toward Constitution and democracy

Lawmakers paid glowing tribute to former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for his contribution toward the Constitution and democracy.

In his remarks on the death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being observed today, Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said Bhutto also laid the foundation of this august House. He further said that it was Bhutto, who had given the right of vote to the people.

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz said on this day some 44 year ago former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged, who had given the nation a unanimous constitution. But, today’s decision of the Supreme Court in the holding of elections case is a controversial one, which has divided the nation. He said this decision will lead to further instability in the country.

Agha Rafiullah said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged under section 109, which was unprecedented in the whole world. He demanded of the judiciary to also look into the judicial murder of the PPP founder. He said even then April 4th was a dark day and today is also a nightmare in the history of Pakistan.

Nawabzada Iftakhar Ahmed Khan Babar said Pakistan’s nuclear programme is also a gift of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He said Bhutto fought Pakistan’s case at the international forums and remained successful in bringing back Pakistani prisoners from India.

Shahida Akhtar Ali said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto will be remembered for uniting the Muslim Ummah at the platform of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and declaring Qadiyanis as non-Muslims.

Those who spoke on the occasion include Noor Alam Khan, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Rubina Irfan, Mohsin Leghari, Nawab Sher Waseer, Dr Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti, and Rao Muhammad Ajmal.