Stories Covered in Bakhtawar's Shawl Worn on Engagement

 

Lavishly embroidered shawl used by Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari daughter of former President Asif Ali Zardari and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto during her engagement ceremony discovered that the designing of shawl depicts two tales. It remembers her mother Former Prime Minister Pakistan Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and father Asif Ali Zardari, siblings PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asifa Bhutto Zardari and fiancé Mahmood Chaudhary. 

Designer of Nida Azwer told the newspaper “Dawn” that both sides of Bakhtawar’s shawl have been designed showing two stories. One side is embroidered with images relating her past, which illustrate her parents wedding day in which her father is sitting on one side and her mother on the other. The design is also drawn from an image of Bakhtawar, Bakhtwar Bhutto Zardari and Asif Bhutto Zardari playing in push-car, an image of her maternal grandmother Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a desk with flag of Pakistan on it and showing study books on shelves. Bakhtawar’s favorite cellphone McDonald's nuggets and fries which she and her siblings had loved, is also designed on this side.

Present and future from meeting with Mahmood to his proposal, her home, her garden and pets are shown on the other side of shawl. 

Centre panel of shawl is impressed with sky and sun with flying birds, holding together the two sides to Bakhtawar's world. 

Designer Azwer said to the publication that Bakhtawar mainly wanted that her mother to be part of Bakhtawar’s important day of life. Therefore, designer hold meeting with Bakhtawar to design the shawl to decided how she wanted the shawl. The designer further shared that his company had made a lot of research after analyzing pictures provided by Bakhtawar. After examining these pictures detailed sketches were printed translating these images with cloth and thread.

It is highlighted that engagement ceremony of Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari with Mahmood Chaudhary son of Younis Chaudhary resident of Lahore, presently settled in UAE was held on 27 December 2020 at Bilawal House Karachi. The ceremony was organized keeping in view COVID 19, SOPs issued by government of Pakistan therefore, all invitees provided COVID tests before participating in the event as well as guests entered in ceremony after wearing masks.

COVID-19 had Bilawal Bhutto Zardari; therefore he had quarantined himself and could not attend the ceremony. However, he welcomed all guest through virtual camera. Only 150 to 200 guests attended the ceremony which included parents of groom and bride, some members of Pakistan Peoples Party, and foreigners from both sides. Duration of engagement ceremony was planned up to three hours but the ceremony ended within one to one hand half hour.

Asif Ali Zardari himself was also in ailing condition therefore, he attended the event for some time after consulting with his doctors.

Keeping in view the COVID SOPs, maximum of party members were not invited for the event. Bakhatwar Bhutto Zardari had messaged for these persons that limited ceremony was arranged to avoid spread of Corona Virus therefore a grand ceremony will be organized after restoration of current situation.