ISLAMABAD/LARKANA, Oct 22 (TNS) : The sixth death anniversary of Begum Nusrat Bhutto, former chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and wife of former PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, mother of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is being observed tomorrow (Monday).
Quran Khawanis at her shrine in Garhi Khuda Bux will be offered and common folks and PPP leaders and parliamentarians along with workers would offer fateha on her grave.
Begam Nusrat Bhutto died on 23 October 2011 at the age of 82 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In a message on the eve of her sixth death anniversary, former President Asif Ali Zardari said :”The courage, tolerance and endurance of Maadr-e-Jamhooriyat late Begum Nusrat Bhutto will continue to inspire democracy loving people throughout the country”.
The former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto was a towering personality and possessed great personal courage, he said.
In facing crises and enduring personal tragedies in the cause of democratic struggle she inspired the young and the old alike and lit the path for future generations, the former President said.
What an irony that when after a long and heroic fight the democratic struggle triumphed she was too unwell to savor the moment of glory, Zardari said, “such are the inexplicable ways of nature”.
The best way to pay tributes to her memory is to strengthen the Parliament and democratic institutions in the country and to remain vigilant against any attempt to undermine democratic process, he said.
