Nusrat Bhutto laid to rest in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh

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Nusrat Bhutto laid to rest in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh

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Nusrat Bhutto has been buried in ancestral graveyard of Bhuttos in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh.

23 October,2011 08:57 pm

Former first lady and the mother of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Murtaza Bhutto, Shahnawaz Bhutto and Sanam Bhutto has been buried in ancestral graveyard of the Bhuttos in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on Monday.Her only surviving child Sanam Bhutto and grandchildren Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, presently in the UK, arrived in Dubai to accompany the dead body on its long journey to its final resting place, said president’s spokesperson Farhatullah Babar.All top PPP brass, including Bilawal, Presidet Asif Zardari and PM Gilani, attended the funeral prayer. Ghinwa Bhutto and family however abstained.Nishan-e-Imtiaz for late Nusrat Bhutto: Meanwhile, the acting President has approved Nishan-e-Imtiaz award for former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto.The acting President is said to have taken the decision on advice from Prime Minister Gilani, who has also announced she will be given the title of Mother of Democracy.