The former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s 43rd death anniversary will be commemorated across the country today (Monday). In Pakistan’s political arena, the former Prime Minister laid the groundwork for a new era. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s era was a golden period for the beloved country. In 1967, when Pakistan’s political landscape was tainted by dictatorship, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and declared war on it. By convening the Summit Conference of Islamic Countries of the World in Lahore, Bhutto laid the groundwork for new ties with Muslim countries.

Source: The Nation April 04, 2022 10:47 UTC