Benazir Bhutto: martyr of democracy
By: Shafiq Solangi
Daily Times:
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Today (December 27, 2011) is the fourth martyrdom anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, which is being observed with a renewed pledge to make the country a true democratic, progressive and prosperous state in line with her vision. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto will be remembered forever as a sign of democracy, bravery and a pride of all civilised democracies and women of the world. People always supported her as they did her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She joined politics to fulfil her father’s mission and to bring democracy, modernisation and development to Pakistan.
Today (December 27, 2011) is the fourth martyrdom anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, which is being observed with a renewed pledge to make the country a true democratic, progressive and prosperous state in line with her vision. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto will be remembered forever as a sign of democracy, bravery and a pride of all civilised democracies and women of the world. People always supported her as they did her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She joined politics to fulfil her father’s mission and to bring democracy, modernisation and development to Pakistan.
When this brave girl of a gutsy father came back in 1986, the people showed great love and affection to her and elected her as the first woman prime minister of Pakistan and the first ever in the entire Muslim world. A charismatic and peerless leader as she was, Benazir Bhutto had the honour to serve the nation as the only female prime minister of the country twice (1988-1990 and 1993-1996). Benazir Bhutto always loved Pakistan and its people, which is why she came back to the country despite threats to her life.
Benazir Bhutto in an interview had said that she was willing to take the risk and pay with her life if that was the cost of restoring democracy in Pakistan. Unfortunately, the forces of tyranny interfered in her first term of government and she could not complete her tenure; the same happened with her during her second tenure. Oppression and authoritarianism prevailed over democracy. The people of Pakistan never stopped supporting and loving her.
She was supported by the whole nation; a hope had been kindled in the hearts of the people that she has arrived and everything will be all right, which is why people called her the chain of the federation and a champion of democracy. When she returned home, the opponents of democracy, peace and welfare of the people found it a threat to their interests. On December 27, 2007, brave Pinky was martyred!
Her killers thought that her vision and her ideas would also die with her but perhaps they had never known that she has left her vision and ideas in the minds and hearts of the nation, which cannot be erased.
She sacrificed her life for the cause of democracy and followed the footsteps of her father Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The world condemned in the strongest terms the outrageous and brutal murder of the former prime minister of Pakistan and leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Ms Benazir Bhutto. Her death was not just a loss for Pakistan but for the world — the vacuum created by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is impossible to be filled. The political arena of Pakistan will miss Shaheed BB forever. Her sacrifices continue to live on in the hearts and minds of her countrymen and her name will remain alive until the last supporter of democracy breathes in the world.
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