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Benazir Bhutto's 59th birthday today

Dunya News

Benazir Bhutto's 59th birthday is going to be celebrated Thursday (today) with full fervour.

Party workers would give blood in order to pay tribute to their great leader.Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953: she was an embodiment of extraordinary personality. She was of 29 year old when she led the party after tragic death of her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. In the Muslim World, she was the first woman who came to power at the age of 35.The PPP leaders and workers are of the view that she was lady of character who not only tried her best to empower women but also sacrificed for uplift of democracy and people.The PPP Member National Assembly Mir Temur Talpur said that he passed three years along with her when she was studying in London.Minister for the Minorities Mohan Lal said that Benazir Bhutto continued her endeavours for rights of minorities throughout her life.