Karachi: The caretaker Sindh government has declared a public holiday throughout Sindh, including Karachi, on the occasion of Benazir Bhutto’s 16th death anniversary on 27 December.
According to the spokesperson of the Sindh Chief Minister, Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar has approved the public holiday across the province on the death anniversary of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
As per the notification issued today, “The Government of Sindh has been pleased to declare 27th December, 2023 (Wednesday) as a Public Holiday throughout the Province of Sindh on the occasion of Shahadat of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed for all offices, Autonomous, Semi-Autonomous Bodies, Corporations and Local Councils under the Administrative control of Government of Sindh, except the essential services,”.
It is worth noting that Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated on December 27, 2007. She was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi when a gunman fired shots at her before detonating a suicide vest. The attack resulted in her death, along with the lives of many others. The circumstances surrounding her assassination have been a subject of investigation, political controversy, and conspiracy theories.
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