First death anniversary of Nusrat Bhutto today

First death anniversary of Nusrat Bhutto today
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Summary Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has chalked out various programmes to mark the Day.

The first death anniversary of Maddar-e-Jamhoriat Begum Nusrat Bhutto, wife of former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, is being observed on Tuesday.The day will start with Quran Khawani on her shrine at Garhi Khuda Bux.PPP leaders and Parliamentarians will offer prayers and place floral wreaths on her grave.Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)has also chalked out various programmes to mark the Day.Begum Nusrat Bhutto was born in 1929 in Isfahan, Iran. Before emigrating to Pakistan, Nusrat attended and was educated at the University of Isfahan where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Humanities in 1950, private news channel reported.After returning to Pakistan in the late 1980s, she served two terms as a Member of Parliament to the National Assembly from the constituency of Larkana, Sindh.Begum Nusrat Bhutto rose to political prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when she led protests and demonstrations against the military dictatorship.She also became a cabinet member.
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