Asif Ali Zardari's mother passes away

Karachi: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari’s mother, Zareen Ara Bukhari, passed away in Karachi on Wednesday.

The PPP stalwart's mother had been unwell for the past few days and was admitted to a private hospital where she breathed her last.

She will be buried in the family graveyard of Baloo Ja Quba in Shaheed Benazirabad.

Following the news of his mother’s demise, the ex-president left Islamabad for Karachi.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Senate Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and other leaders expressed grief over the demise of the former president’s mother.