Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has described July 5, 1977, as the “Darkest Day” in the nation’s history when he remembered it as the day a “tin-pot dictator” ousted the people’s elected will and redirected democracy.
In a forceful statement, Bilawal stated that the Zia not only overthrew an elected government but intended to silence the voice of the people, humiliate the poor’s dignity, and deprive citizens of their authority.
He underlined that in spite of the oppression, democracy’s dream remained alive in the sacrifices of martyrs and in the unbreakable determination of the people.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated that due to this dictatorship, terror, religious exploitation, sectarianism and the dismantling of democratic institutions inflicted deep scars on Pakistan’s body, and they still haunt our society.
He stated that the party suffered lashes, arrests, hangings, and infinite sacrifices, but never surrendered on its convictions.
He pledged that the PPP struggle would go on till Pakistan is turned into the democratic, peaceful, and prosperous country envisioned by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
“Our movement draws strength from the sacrifice of our martyrs and our unshakeable belief in the people’s rights,” Bilawal declared.
