ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed their resolve to give Pakistan a strong democratic foundation, peace, progress and prosperity. In his message on the occasion of forty-second founding day of Pakistan Peoples Party, President said party workers are determined to build a modern, progressive, egalitarian and democratic Pakistan in which the poor and the downtrodden will also live with honour and dignity.

He said this is the first anniversary of the founding day of the party after the martyrdom of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He said let this anniversary be a day of reawakening of the people to their destiny of democratic empowerment, end of militancy and economic opportunity for all as envisioned by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and for which she laid down her life.

The Prime Minister in his message called for continuing the mission of Late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto for socio-economic revival of downtrodden segment of the society and for justice, democratic tradition and social development. He said PPP gave the nation a consensus constitution, nuclear capability, freedom of press, rights to the labour class and rights to minorities, agricultural reforms and big industrial projects like Steel Mills.

A number of events are being organized at the Divisional, District and Tehsil levels throughout the country to mark the day.-SANA