Attempts were made by dictatorial forces & their cronies to dent ideology of the Founder of the Nation: Bilawal

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (SABAH): Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his 146th birthday being celebrated tomorrow across the country.

In his message on the occasion, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that attempts were made by the dictatorial forces and their cronies to dent the ideology of the Founder of the Nation and drift the country from his vision but the democratic forces led by PPP have always foiled their designs through monumental struggles.

Bilawal Bhutto said Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the tallest personality among his contemporaries and he dreamt an egalitarian country for the Muslims in the sub-continent to live in peaceful cohesion.

He said that it was only Quaid-e-Awam Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who accomplished the dream of Quaid-e-Azam by gifting the first-ever unanimous 1973 Constitution to the nation, founded strong economic base in the country and an stronger defence by launching nuclear programme. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto took steps for making Quaid’s Pakistan a welfare state where the rights of women, children and the marginalized segments were given protection and promotion.

He pledged that people of Pakistan and the PPP would following the vision and mission of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah as his Party is the true torch-bearer of the ideology of Pakistan.

Meanwhile Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended heartiest felicitations to the Christian Community in Pakistan as well as all over the world on Christmas celebrated on Saturday.

In his message on the eve of Christmas, the PPP Chairman said that being the Party of All Pakistanis, the PPP has always been on the forefront for the rights of downtrodden and poor without any discrimination. Our Party always treats the non-Muslims, including the Christians as equal citizens, he added.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Christian and other minority communities have been granted equal rights by the unanimous Constitution gifted by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto while Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari’s governments ensured representation to the non-Muslims in the elected Houses including the Senate of Pakistan. It was the PPP government under President Asif Ali Zardari, which declared August 11 as the National Minority Day in Pakistan, he added.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the Christian community to offer special prayers for the peace, prosperity, and harmony in the country on the auspicious occasion of Christmas.