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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Nishan-i-Imtiaz conferred on Nusrat Bhutto
ISLAMABAD: On the advice of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Acting President Farooq H Naek on Monday approved conferment of the highest civil award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, on Begum Nusrat Bhutto for her relentless fight against dictatorship spanning over decades. In recognition of her struggle for democracy and the untold agonies she suffered for the cause, the government also conferred on her the special title of Madr-e-Jamhooriyat. Farhatullah Babar, spokesperson of the president quoted President Asif Ali Zardari as saying that there would be no politics over her death and everyone regardless of political and family differences, was welcomed to participate in the last rites and pay homage to the icon of democracy. staff report
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