Sindh announces public holiday on Dec 27
On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally in Rawalpindi. PHOTO:FILE
The Sindh government has announced a public holiday across the province on December 27 (Wednesday) on account of the death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Express News reported.
Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh, Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar, granted approval for a province-wide public holiday on this occasion.
A spokesperson for the Sindh CM stated that the entire province will observe a public holiday in honour of the late Benazir Bhutto. A notification has also been issued in this regard.
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All offices, autonomous or semi-autonomous, working under the Sindh government will remain closed as per the notification.
On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally in Rawalpindi, weeks after she returned to Pakistan from years in self-imposed exile.