Karachi: Former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari on Friday tied the knot with her fiancé Mahmood Chaudhry.

Bakhtawar Bhutto’s nikah was solemnized by Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Soho of Thatta. The nikah ceremony was attended by close members of the Bhutto and Zardari families and close relatives of the groom.

Prominent figures including politicians and businessperson also attended the ceremony as the guest count was kept limited due to the ongoing pandemic.

Stringent security arrangements had been put in place at the Bilawal House for the ceremony.

On Sunday, a Milad function was held on Sunday at the Bilawal House Karachi marking the beginning of the series of events of Bakhtawar Bhutto s wedding.

The women-only gathering was attended by the aunts of Bakhtawar Bhutto, Faryal Talpur and Dr Azra Pechuho and other party members of the PPP, according to a statement. “At the end of the Milad, special prayers were held for the success of Ms Bhutto-Zardari’s marital life,” the statement added.