Special stamps,posters to mark Bhutto's birth anniversary

Pakistan will issue special stamps and souvenir posters on Saturday to mark the 55th birth anniversary of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto while a public holiday has been declared in Sindh, her home province.

The Rs 4 stamps and Rs 20 posters will be available at post offices across the country from June 21, Bhutto's birth anniversary. The government of Sindh province, the traditional stronghold of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, has declared a public holiday to mark the anniversary. PPP workers, led by party Chairman and Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari, will donate blood to mark the day. The party has issued strict instructions that there should be no celebrations and cake cutting to mark the anniversary. The main function will be held at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi, where Bhutto was assassinated after addressing an election rally on December 27 last year.