remembered
KARACHI
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has observed the 70th birth anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday. Ceremonies have been held in various parts of the country where cakes were cut to mark the day. A ceremony was held at the Sindhi Adabi Board in Jamshoro district. PPP’s senior leader and board chairman Saeeduz Zaman and Board of Governors member Sarfaraz Raja cut the birthday cake. Born in Karachi on June 21, 1953, into a wealthy landlord Sindhi family, Benazir was assassinated on Dec 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi.
Her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was elected prime minister in 1973, her grandfather Sir Shahnawaz was deewan (prime minister) of erstwhile state of Junagarh and great grandfather Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto was a big landlord of Larkana.
