ISLAMABAD: A glorious tribute will be paid to Begum Nusrat Bhutto on her 1st death anniversary being observed on October 23 (Tuesday), throughout the country. Begum Nusrat Bhutto was born in 1929 in Esfahan, Iran. Before immigrating to Pakistan, Nusrat was educated at the University of Isfahan where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Humanities in 1950.
After returning to Pakistan in the late 1980s, she served two terms as a Member of Parliament to the National Assembly from the constituency of Larkana, Sindh.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto rose to political prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when she led protests and demonstrations against the military dictatorship. Begum Nusrat Bhutto also became a cabinet member.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady of Pakistan and the mother of former Prime Minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, died at a Dubai hospital on October 23, 2011 at the age of 82.
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