The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has announced a public holiday on April 4 to mark 37th death anniversary of Pakistan People’s Party founder and former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
A notification issued by the government on Friday said all government offices and educational institutes across AJK will remain closed on Monday. The state government has also formed a five-member committee to finalise arrangements to mark the day.
The committee comprises AJK cabinet members Matloob Inkalabi, Pervaiz Ashraf, Mian Abdul Waheed, AJK assembly deputy speaker Shaheen Kausar Dar and Shuakat Javid Mir.
The ruling party has announced to hold rallies and events in all districts to pay tribute to the party founder. AJK PM Chaudhry Abdul Majeed will address a rally in Mirpur on Monday.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2016.
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