This was stated in a message by the Former Prime Minister and Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on the 12th death anniversary of renowned poet and spiritual leader Makhdoom Muhammad-uz-Zaman Talib-ul-Moula, one of the founding members of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Paying rich tributes to Talib-ul-Moula, she said, "It is a measure of his personality and strength of character that his sense of loyalty to dearly held political ideals has permeated to his generations also. Two generations represented by his son Makhdoom Amin Fahim and grandson Makhdoom Jameeluz Zaman have earned great respect by faithfully sticking to the Party's ideals through thick and thin. Late Talib ul Moula was a man of many parts. He was a political leader committed to the ideals of democracy and egalitarianism propounded by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and also a religious leader who organized his followers and commanded enormous respect among them. He was an educationist who spent time and effort in promoting education in the province and also a writer, a journalist and a poet at the same time. "

"Above all Makhdoom Talb ul Moula was an upright and sincere person who touched the lives of those who came in contact with him. He was indeed a rarely gifted person the likes of whom are born once in generations ", Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto concluded.

Following is the full text of the message:

On the occasion of the 12th death anniversary of Makhdoom Muhammad-uz- Zaman Talib ul Moula today I join the tens of thousands of followers of the late spiritual leader of Sarwari Jamaat
in remembering and paying tributes to him.

Late Talib ul Moula was a great scion of Sindh who left deep imprints not only on the politics but also on education, journalism, literature and poetry of the province. He will be remembered for his fight for the rights of the province. It was he who organized an all Parties Conference in Hyderabad against One Unit at a time when a military dictator ruled the county and the so-called 'strong center' was the officially certified norm.

As senior Vice Chairman Makhdoom Talib ul Moula was one of the founding members of the Pakistan Peoples Party. It goes to his lasting credit that when he joined the PPP he never looked back and remained loyal to the Party and its ideals till his death.

It is a measure of his personality and strength of character that his sense of loyalty to dearly held political ideals has permeated to his generations also. Two generations represented by his son Makhdoom Amin Fahim and grandson Makhdoom Jameeluz Zaman have earned great respect by faithfully sticking to the Party's ideals through thick and thin.

Makhdoom Amin Fahim is Vice Chair of the PPP and leader of Parliamentary Party in the National Assembly and Makhdoom Jameel-uz- Zaman is member of the Sindh provincial Assembly. Seldom before generation after generation have held on to the political ideals of their peers and demonstrated such commitment as by the scions of Makhdoom Talib ul Moula.

Late Talib ul Moula was a man of many parts. He was a political leader committed to the ideals of democracy and egalitarianism propounded by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and also a religious leader who organized his followers and commanded enormous respect among them. He was an educationist who spent time and effort in promoting education in the province and also a writer, a journalist and a poet at the same time.

Above all Makhdoom Talb ul Moula was an upright and sincere person who touched the lives of those who came in contact with him. He was indeed a rarely gifted person the likes of whom are born once in generations.

May Allah rest his soul in peace and enable his progeny and followers to follow in his footsteps.

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