ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of mother of senior journalist Shoaib Bhutta.

The President, in his condolence message, expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family. He prayed to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.

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