RAWALPINDI, June 21 Workers of the Pakistan People's Party gathered at Liaquat Bagh - site of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto - on Sunday to mark her 56th birthday and called for bringing her assassins to book.

The venue echoed with slogans, “we are ashamed, Benazir Bhutto; your assassins are still alive”. The PPP leader was killed on December 27, 2007.

This was her second birth anniversary after her assassination outside Liaquat Bagh two years ago.

Standing in front of a large portrait of Ms Bhutto with tears in their eyes recalling the scene of December 27 evening , a group of the PPP loyalists from Gujar Khan chanted emotional slogans, “Benazir hum sharmindah hain, tere qatil zinda hain”.

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) chairman Farzana Raja was also present on the occasion along with some other PPP leaders, including Baitul Mall chief Zamurd Khan, Amir Fida Paracha and Riazul Islam.

The PPP workers on the occasion also donated blood for the people and soldiers injured during the military operation against militants in Malakand division for which the local office-bearers of the party had established camps.

Her anniversary was celebrated with solemnity and Quranic verses were recited for the soul of Ms Bhutto.

Her various speeches were also shown on the occasion.

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