ISLAMABAD   -  Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said that PPP would en­sure the Parliament’s supremacy as the PPP celebrated late Benazir Bhutto’s birthday. 

Zardari paid homage to Bena­zir Bhutto and renewed pledge to follow her mission and follow the philosophy of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. 

“We will continue to fight for the rule of the Constitution and the supremacy of parliament,” he said. Zardari said that birthday celebra­tions of Benazir Bhutto were be­ing held all over the world which proved that the nation had not for­gotten its great leader. 

“The ideology for which Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life is a bea­con for us. Conspiracies are be­ing hatched today against the 18th Amendment, Parliament is being disrespected, media is being re­stricted and freedom of expres­sion is being curtailed. But we are committed to fight those who hate democracy,” he added. 

Zardari said that today every section of the society, especially the youth were disappointed. “The PPP will end these frustrations and disappointments,” he said. 

Zardari said that Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari like his grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and mother Benazir Bhutto would 

 be with the people at every step and would continue to raise voice for the rights of the people.

“Today we pledge to build a Pa­kistan where there will be peace, human freedom, democracy will be strong, rule of Constitution will prevail and only Parliament will be empowered,” he said. 

Meanwhile, PPP chief Bilaw­al Bhutto Zardari said his mother Benazir Bhutto had sacrificed her life for the sake of democracy. 

He said the PPP would continue struggle to achieve Benazir Bhut­to’s mission of a democratic sys­tem. 

Bilawal also paid tribute to his father Asif Ali Zardari on Interna­tional Father’s Day. 

“Asif Ali Zardari spent 12 years in jail without any charges for restoration of democracy. He re­stored the 1973 Constitution through the 18th Amendment. Asif Ali Zardari laid the founda­tion of Pak-China Economic Cor­ridor,” he said. 

Bilawal said Zardari had done a lot, including launching the Bena­zir Income Support Programme for the poor. 

Separately, the PPP held a func­tion here to celebrate Benazir Bhutto’s birthday.