Provincial public holiday announced to mark death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto

Provincial public holiday announced to mark death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto

Karachi (Staff Report): Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday has approved the summary for a provincial public holiday on December 27, to mark the death anniversary of slain Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Leader Benazir Bhutto.

The summary for the holiday to mark Benazir’s death anniversary was forwarded to the CM Sindh by Department of Services General Administration and Coordination of Sindh government.

It is expected that all offices, autonomous or semi-autonomous, working under the Sindh government will remain closed on December 27 (Wednesday). 

On December 27, 2007, Benazir was assassinated during a public gathering at Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh.