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Summary President Zardari has said that Begum Nusrat Bhutto was source of inspiration for the party.
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Begum Nusrat Bhutto was a woman of great compassion, elegance, grace and courage and her example will continue to inspire generations of party workers and democrats to continue struggle for protection and preservation of democracy.Quran-Khawani and Dua was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday for her departed soul here on her first death anniversary.President Asif Ali Zardari, federal ministers, parliamentarians, a large number of party worker, men and women, and the staff of presidency participated in the Quran-Khawani.President in his message on the day paid tribute to Begum Nusrat Bhutto. “We pay homage to the former first lady who is revered not only as the wife of the countrys first elected Prime Minister and the mother of the Muslim worlds first elected Prime Minister but who also stood tall and braved tragedies and hardships in the course of a long and relentless struggle for democracy”, he added.The President in his message said that the best way to pay homage to the memory of Maadr-i-Jamhoriat is to protect democracy and Parliament from new forms of onslaughts, protect the rights of women, minorities and vulnerable sections of society.
