Pakistan mourns former first lady Nusrat Bhutto

Pakistan has declared a public holiday and flags are flying at half-mast to mourn the death of former first lady Begum Nusrat Bhutto at 82.

As government offices, shops, schools and businesses closed across the country, a 10-day period of national mourning was declared.

She was the widow of the former Prime Minister and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and the mother of assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.   More Read