Pinky remembered-

By- Shafiq Solangi

The Sun of June 21, 1953 witnessed the birth of a great leader of the world Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto. Her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto called her Pinky. He knew that his daughter has great potential to be a great leader that’s why he always kept her under his own guidance. 

When she arrived home after her father’s martyrdom she was welcomed by millions of peoples in Lahore. People always supported her as they did to her father Mr. Bhutto. She joined politics to fulfill her father’s mission and to bring Democracy, modernization and development in Pakistan. When this brave girl of gutsy father came back the people showed great love and affection to her and elected her as the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan and first ever in entire Muslim world. She became a sign of democracy, bravery and a pride of all civilized democracies, and women of the world.

Unfortunately the forces of tyranny interfered in her first term of government and she could not complete her tenure same happened with her during her second tenure and the oppression and authoritarian prevailed over good and democracy. But people of Pakistan never stopped supporting and loving her and soon she became the most popular and loving leader of the nation like Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

She was supported by whole nation, a hope had been candled in hearts of people that she has arrived and everything will be alright, that’s why people called her chain of federation and champion of democracy. Those who were opponent of democracy and welfare of people found it a threat to their interests.

On 27 December 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 can’t be erased. Her name will remain living until the last supporter of democracy is alive on this earth.

Happy Birthday BB.