MULTAN, July 5th: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday observed Black Day to condemn the ouster of democracy and imposition of dictatorship in the country.A protest camp was established in district courts which was attended by Lawyers, women, students, kisan, Labour,Ulema wings of PPP.They wore black armbands against military takeover back in 1977. The PPP Multan city, District took out rallies and processions, held seminars and conferences to highlight the negative impact of dictatorship in the country. The PPP South Punjab leadership also carried out similar activities to mark the day. The party sources said the district level organizations also activated to revive the party programme among masses.Khawaja Rizwan Alam, Dr.Javed Siddiqui Ex-MPA, Babu Nafees Ahmed Ansari, Rao Sajid Ali, Malik Nasim Labar, Kamran Abdullah Maral, Raeesuddin Qureshi, A.D.Baloch,Ch.Muhammad Yasim ,Riaz Raza,Muhammad Hussain Arain, Shagufta Habib, Sehrish Khan,Begum B.A .Jigar, M.Salim Raja, Salim-ur-rehman Mayo, Arif Shah, Asif Rasul Awan said that July 5 was a day of shame and horror in our history when the nation was hijacked by a military dictator. July 5 was the day when the military dictator began decimating state institutions, privatizing jehad and enacting black laws against women and non-Muslims in the name of religion. It was on this day that the nation began its collective descent into anarchy and mayhem - a descent that still continues in the name of religion.
