Islamabad: Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party, President Asif Ali
Zadari called July 5 a black day in the national calendar. “July 5 is a
black day in our national calendar.
It was on this day that the
dictator not only usurped political power through brute force but also
destroyed the Constitutional edifice and let loose a reign of terror
and pushed the country to the abyss of militancy and sectarianism to
perpetuate himself in power.” stated by President Asif Ali Zardari in a
message on the occasion.
The PPP and democratic forces had all
along rejected the dismantling of the Constitutional structure by the
dictator in connivance with state institutions, he said. There is some
consolation in the thought that on the black day this year the
Constitution has been restored and the people and the Parliament have
triumphed.
"On this day while we condemn and denounce
dictatorship and tyranny in any form and manifestation I also wish to
congratulate the Parliament and the people for having triumphed over
the evil forces of dictatorship and its collaborators".
History
bears witness to the fact that while tin pot dictators of all hue have
strut along the stage pretending to be the saviors they are eventually
punished by the people and history with a vengeance.
Let all
those possessing dictatorial mindset and pretending to be saviors
remember this lesson of history. Let them not forget that all power
belongs to the people and the people alone.
Today while the
nation has banished dictatorship and struck off the dictator’s name
from the Constitution it has yet to banish the dictator’s pernicious
legacy of militancy, extremism and religious bigotry, he said adding,
"This calls for joining hands by all".
Let us join hands and
resolve today to banish for ever the strategic partners of dictators
namely the militants, extremists and religious zealots, the President
said in his message.
The PPP Co chairman also paid homage to
the martyrs of democracy who fought heroically against dictator ship.
"Today the nation salutes all martyrs of democracy who endured untold
sufferings during that black period of our national history so that the
future generations may live in peace, honor and in freedom" he added. Online
