Pakistan: The Death of Nusrat Bhutto
The recent demise of Nusrat Bhutto, former first lady and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was mourned across the country. At the age of 82, Nusrat Bhutto died at her deceased daughter Benazir Bhutto's residence in Dubai, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Cafe Pyala's heartfelt tribute gives a historic perspective of Nusrat Bhutto's legacy for the youth that did not witness her era:
But I do want to write a couple of lines for those who did not live through the times that really defined her (and most Pakistanis now, it should be recalled, were born after 1993) and who wonder what the massive outpouring of emotion at the death of an 82-year-old woman who had not been seen in public for more than a decade is all about. (...)
