PPP stages 'Pakistan Zindabad' rally
The rally started from Tower and culminated at the Sindh Assembly Chowk, where it turned into a public gathering.
Addressing the gathering, Saeed Ghani spelled out three objectives of the rally. First, he said, was to pay tribute to the martyrs of the 1886 Chicago labour movement in honour of World Labour Day. Second, he highlighted the resolution of the recent canal dispute. The third aim, he said, was to send a clear message in response to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's provocations.
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