Bhutto Mourning Concludes

WONG:
Benazhir Bhutto's supporters gather for a Chehlum ceremony to mark the end to forty days of mourning her death. She was assassinated last December after attending a rally in Karachi.
STORY:
Thousands of pilgrims come from afar to offer their respects, as today ends Bhutto's forty days of mourning period.

[Allah Bux, Bhutto Mourner]: (male, urdu)
"Mohtarama loved farmers, laborers, the heart-broken and the oppressed. We will never forget her love and affection."
[Kareem, Bhutto Mourner]: (male,urdu)
"I don't have words to express my feeling. It is like my soul has departed from my body. It is like I am dead."
Security is tight at Benazhir's family mausoleum as mourners are escorted by private guards and police at and around the building.

Bhutto's husband is set to relaunch the Pakistan People's Party campaign for the February parliamentary elections.

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Jeay Bhuttttto....!