Plans to honor Bhutto unveiled
From Times Wire Reports
Government officials commemorated Benazir Bhutto’s birthday with plans to rename an airport after the slain former prime minister, build a monument on the site of her assassination and grant clemency to thousands of death row inmates.
Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gillani announced the proposal in a speech to parliament, which observed a minute of silence for Bhutto, who would have turned 55 on Saturday.
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