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Funeral prayers held for Begum Nusrat Bhutto
NAUDERO: Funeral prayers were held for Pakistan’s former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto, Geo News reported.
Begum Bhutto passed away in Dubai on October 23 at the age of 82. Prior to reaching Naudero her body arrived in Sukkur from Dubai.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and other PPP leaders along with Bilawal Bhutto attended the funeral prayers.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto’s body received a guard of honour at the Sukkur airport and earlier on Monday the acting President approved conferment of Nishan-e-Imtiaz award on the former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto.
Her body will now be taken to Garhi Khuda Bux where she will be buried next to her husband Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Courtesy www.geo.tv