KARACHI: The eldest daughter of former president Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, and her fiancé Mahmood Chaudhry have exchanged the rings in an impressive ceremony held at the Bilawal House Karachi on Friday.
As per details, more than 130 guests were present at Bakhtawar’s engagement ceremony, with Zardari, her father, also in attendance. The former president reached the venue from the hospitals after doctors’ permission.
Sources said there were more than 17 family members of Mahmood Chaudhry at the ceremony, with some Pakistani business personalities.
However, the engagement ceremony was being held in the open area of Bilawal House Karachi but without the presence of PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto, her brother who is quarantined after testing positive for the COVID-19.
Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman, Zardari’s legal counsel, Farooq H. Naek and Omni Group Chief Executive Anwar Majeed were also present at Bakhtawar’s engagement, sources said.
Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari had thanked people for their “love & prayers”, saying she would “be able to celebrate in a post-Covid world”.
Bakhtawar said, “Very sentimental & emotional day, so grateful for everyone’s love & prayers. Especially our PPP family who, I know, are eager to participate,” she tweeted.
Very sentimental & emotional day. So grateful for everyone’s love & prayers. Especially our PPP family whom I know are eager to participate. InshAllah this is only the beginning – will be able to celebrate in a post Covid world. Please keep SMBB and our family in your prayers????????
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) November 27, 2020
