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Saturday, November 23, 2024  
20 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446  

President Zardari to address in Garhi khuda Bux

The Garhi Khuda Bux prepares for a public gathering to mark the fourth death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

While President Asif Ali Zardari will address the gathering and the leaders of PPP will hold a public rally on BB's day.

Leaders of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), including President Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, on Monday reached the town where Benazir, her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother Nusrat Bhutto are buried.

Zardari, who was accompanied by Interior Minister Rehman Malik and daughters Aseefa and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, visited the Bhutto’s family mausoleum where he laid floral wreaths over the graves and offered Fateha. The president then left for his camp office in Naudero.

Security has been tightened in Naudero and Garhi Khuda Bux, where more than 6,500 policement and 1,000 Rangers personnel have been deployed. Other security personnel have also been deputed to provide cover.