Hundreds of thousands of people Friday attended the funeral of
assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Bhutto was buried near the grave of her father Zulfikar Ali
Bhutto at her home village of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in the southern
Sindh province.
Asif Ali Zardari (3C-with
white cap), husband of former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto,
lowers her coffin into the grave after her funeral prayer at Ghari
Khuda Baksh Friday.
The coffin was wrapped in the tri-color flag of the Pakistan
People's Party (PPP), of which she was the chairperson.
Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto's husband accompanied the coffin.
Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack Thursday in a park near
capital Islamabad after addressing a huge political rally
there.
A large number of PPP leaders also attended the funeral.
Asif Ali Zardari (C-with
white cap), husband of assassinated opposition leader Benazir
Bhutto, lays a shawl at the grave of his wife Benazir Bhutto after
her funeral in Garhi Khuda Bukhsh near Naudero Dec. 28,
2007.
Bhutto's death sparked countrywide protest, which
resulted in the killing of more than 10 people over the last 24
hours.
Bhutto's body was taken from Rawalpindi in a military C-130
plane Thursday night and was shifted to her home district of
Larkana in Sindh.
The Pakistani government Friday ordered inquiry into the attack
on Bhutto.
More than 20 people were also killed in the suicide attack on
Bhutto. The assassin first opened fire at Bhutto and then blew
himself up near Bhutto's bullet-proof car.
The PPP has called upon the government to undertake an
independent and transparent investigation into Bhutto's
assassination and must inform the Bhutto family and the party.
Asif Ali Zardari (C),
husband of former premier Benazir Bhutto, scatters rose petals over
his wife's grave in Ghari Khuda Baksh, one day after her
assassination.
Supporters of former
Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto surround an ambulance carrying her
coffin in Ghari Khuda Baksh Friday.
People hold candles during
a prayer meeting held to mourn the assassination of Pakistani
opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, in Hyderabad December 28, 2007.
India said the assassination of Bhutto on Thursday was a tragedy
and a terrible blow to the democratic process.
(Xinhua News Agency December 29, 2007)
