Bakhtawar Bhutto to be engaged to son of US-based businessman on Nov 27

Bakhtawar's to-be husband, Mahmood Chaudhry, is the son of US-based businessman Younas Chaudhary

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November 14, 2020

KARACHI: Bakhawar Bhutto, the elder daughter of former president Asif Ali Zardari and late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, is to be engaged to Mahmood Chaudhary, the son of US-based businessman Younas Chaudhary, on November 27.

"President Asif Ali Zardari is pleased to announce, with the grace of God, the engagement of his and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari with Mr Mahmood Chaudhry on November 27, 2020," an announcement issued by the family read.

The ceremony to celebrate the engagement will be held at Bilawal House Karachi.

Pictures have been shared widely of what has been claimed to be the invitation to the event. The invitation comes with instructions for guests to obtain negative COVID-19 tests before attending the event in view of coronavirus safety protocols.

The organisers have asked guests to get tested for coronavirus and email the scanned copies of the results ahead of the event.

“All attendees are requested to please email a scanned copy of their negative COVID-19 PCR test result 24 hours prior to attendance. This is a mandatory requirement for security clearance,” read the announcement.

Guests are also barred from carrying mobile phones inside the event due to security purposes.

“Please note — no photography or mobile phones will be permitted inside the venue and photographs will be available for all guests through our official photographer," read the invite.

“We thank you in advance for adhering to our safety protocols to keep you and your loved ones safe, and enable us all to enjoy the occasion,” it added.