In order to pay special tribute to the meritorious services of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto on her birth anniversary‚ Radio Pakistan is broadcasting special programmes.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto was born on 23 March 1929. She was the former first lady of Pakistan‚ widow of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother of Ms Sanam Bhutto‚ Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto‚ Mir Murtaza Bhutto and Mir Shahnawaz Bhutto. Begum Nusrat Bhutto got married with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on September 8‚ 1951 in Karachi.
As first lady from 1973-1977‚ Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto functioned as a political hostess and accompanied her husband on a number of overseas visits. In 1979‚ after the trial and execution of her husband‚ she and her daughters were imprisoned and put under house arrest by the new regime of Zia-ul-Haq. However‚ due to health concerns she was later permitted to leave the country for London‚ where she was later joined by her daughters Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and Sanam Bhutto. She became leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party during her London exile and she was made chairman of the party for life. After returning to Pakistan in the late 1980s‚ she served several terms as an MP to the National Assembly from the family constituency of Larkana in Sindh. Also‚ during the administrations of her daughter Shaheed Benazir Bhutto‚ she became a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
She outlived 3 of her children Murtaza‚ Benazir and Shahnawaz Bhutto. Of the immediate family‚ only Sanam Bhutto‚ daughter of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto and Shaheed Zulikar Ali Bhutto remains. She suffered from the combined effects of a stroke and Alzheimer's Disease . She passed away on October 23‚ 2011. Begum Nusrat Bhutto was 82 years old at the time of her death.
The Madar-e-Jamhuriat was victimized and brutalized by forces of dictatorship‚ the scars of which she wore on her mind and body for as long as she lived. These scars will always be remembered as glittering medallion ever worn by a woman in the course of democratic struggle.
A woman of great compassion‚ elegance‚ grace and courage she will continue to inspire generations of Party workers and democrats and lift them to higher goals in life. At the time of Independence she soothed the scars of many by actively participating in relief measures for refugees pouring into the new found country that had little or no resources.Messages of the President and the Prime Minister‚ in connection with the birth anniversary of Madar-e-Jamhuriat‚ were aired in Urdu and national languages during morning transmission. Special talk shows regarding Begum Bhutto would also be broadcast.
In the morning transmission‚ Radio Pakistan broadcast the messages of Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari‚ Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza. Telephonic interviews and impressions of the listeners were also included in the programme.
NBS network Punjab Online aired a special talk show titled "The Personality of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto and her sacrifices for Democracy" at 12:10 p.m. The participants included renowned lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada‚ Intellectual Dr. Mehdi Hassan‚ Former Federal Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Awan‚ Mohtarma Nasreen Anjum Bhatti‚ Senior PPP leader Ch Manzoor‚ and former Director Programs Radio Pakistan Sattar Syed.
PBC Karachi aired a special talk show titled "A Tale of Valor and Determination" on national hookup at 01.20. pm. The Participants included Professor ND Khan‚ Taj Haider‚ Dr. Anwar Sajjad‚ Nazeer Laghari‚ and Dr Huma Baqai.
National Broadcasting Service of Radio Pakistan will also broadcast interviews and impressions of Senator Farahatullah Babar‚ Mohatarma Nasreen Azhar‚ Dr. Mubashar Hassan‚ Pakistan Ambassador in UK‚ Wajid Shamsul Hassan‚ Mohtarma Sanam Bhutto‚ and renowned journalist Nusrat Javeed in its programme "Naye Uffaq" at 8:05 pm.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
23rd March: Birth Anniversary of Madar-e-Jamhuriat Begum Nusrat Bhutto
In order to pay special tribute to the meritorious services of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto on her birth anniversary‚ Radio Pakistan is broadcasting special programmes.
Begum Nusrat Bhutto was born on 23 March 1929. She was the former first lady of Pakistan‚ widow of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother of Ms Sanam Bhutto‚ Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto‚ Mir Murtaza Bhutto and Mir Shahnawaz Bhutto. Begum Nusrat Bhutto got married with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on September 8‚ 1951 in Karachi.
As first lady from 1973-1977‚ Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto functioned as a political hostess and accompanied her husband on a number of overseas visits. In 1979‚ after the trial and execution of her husband‚ she and her daughters were imprisoned and put under house arrest by the new regime of Zia-ul-Haq. However‚ due to health concerns she was later permitted to leave the country for London‚ where she was later joined by her daughters Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and Sanam Bhutto. She became leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party during her London exile and she was made chairman of the party for life. After returning to Pakistan in the late 1980s‚ she served several terms as an MP to the National Assembly from the family constituency of Larkana in Sindh. Also‚ during the administrations of her daughter Shaheed Benazir Bhutto‚ she became a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
She outlived 3 of her children Murtaza‚ Benazir and Shahnawaz Bhutto. Of the immediate family‚ only Sanam Bhutto‚ daughter of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto and Shaheed Zulikar Ali Bhutto remains. She suffered from the combined effects of a stroke and Alzheimer's Disease . She passed away on October 23‚ 2011. Begum Nusrat Bhutto was 82 years old at the time of her death.
The Madar-e-Jamhuriat was victimized and brutalized by forces of dictatorship‚ the scars of which she wore on her mind and body for as long as she lived. These scars will always be remembered as glittering medallion ever worn by a woman in the course of democratic struggle.
A woman of great compassion‚ elegance‚ grace and courage she will continue to inspire generations of Party workers and democrats and lift them to higher goals in life. At the time of Independence she soothed the scars of many by actively participating in relief measures for refugees pouring into the new found country that had little or no resources.Messages of the President and the Prime Minister‚ in connection with the birth anniversary of Madar-e-Jamhuriat‚ were aired in Urdu and national languages during morning transmission. Special talk shows regarding Begum Bhutto would also be broadcast.
In the morning transmission‚ Radio Pakistan broadcast the messages of Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari‚ Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza. Telephonic interviews and impressions of the listeners were also included in the programme.
NBS network Punjab Online aired a special talk show titled "The Personality of Mohtarma Nusrat Bhutto and her sacrifices for Democracy" at 12:10 p.m. The participants included renowned lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada‚ Intellectual Dr. Mehdi Hassan‚ Former Federal Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Awan‚ Mohtarma Nasreen Anjum Bhatti‚ Senior PPP leader Ch Manzoor‚ and former Director Programs Radio Pakistan Sattar Syed.
PBC Karachi aired a special talk show titled "A Tale of Valor and Determination" on national hookup at 01.20. pm. The Participants included Professor ND Khan‚ Taj Haider‚ Dr. Anwar Sajjad‚ Nazeer Laghari‚ and Dr Huma Baqai.
National Broadcasting Service of Radio Pakistan will also broadcast interviews and impressions of Senator Farahatullah Babar‚ Mohatarma Nasreen Azhar‚ Dr. Mubashar Hassan‚ Pakistan Ambassador in UK‚ Wajid Shamsul Hassan‚ Mohtarma Sanam Bhutto‚ and renowned journalist Nusrat Javeed in its programme "Naye Uffaq" at 8:05 pm.
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