Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani approved the 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 suffered for the cause, the government also conferred on her the special title of Madr-e-Jamhooriyat.
The announcement was made just when the last remains of Begum Bhutoo accompanied by President Aif Ali Zardari, Sanam Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto, Bakhtawar Bhutto, and Aseefa Bhutto were about to land at Sukkur airport for the burial in mausoleum of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh.
Spokesperson Farhatullah Babar quoted Gilani as saying that there would be no politics over her death and everyone, regardless of political and family differences, were welcome to participate in the last rites and pay homage to the icon of democracy.
Nishan-e-Imtiaz approved for Nusrat Bhutto
