Benazir Bhutto's wax statue unveiled at Dubai's Madame Tussauds
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto is the first Pakistani whose wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Dubai
DUBAI (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari attended a ceremony to unveil a wax figure of his late mother and former Pakistan prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, at Madame Tussauds in Dubai on Sunday, saying that she was a symbol of “democracy and equal rights for women.”
Two-time former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in Pakistan. She was assassinated in a gun-and-bomb attack on her during an election rally in Rawalpindi on Dec 27, 2007.
Madame Tussauds Dubai, a world-famous wax attraction, is the first of its kind in the Gulf region and is the 25th edition globally.
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is the first Pakistani whose wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Dubai.
Ambassador of Pakistan to UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, senior officials of the Embassy and Consulate General of Pakistan and prominent community members were also present.
In his remarks on the occasion, the foreign minister highlighted that the wax figure was a befitting tribute to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He added that her legacy -- being the first woman prime minister from the Muslim World -- continued to inspire the young generation, women in particular.
He further remarked that the former prime minister of Pakistan was consistent and passionate in advocating peace, stability and cooperation amongst nations at international fora.
With immense pride and humility, I attended the unveiling of the statue of the first Pakistani personality to be commemorated at Madame Tussauds today in Dubai – the inimitable, the indomitable, the irreplaceable, my mother, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 31, 2023
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