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Masses Mourn Bhutto as Unrest Spreads
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Some mourners said that with Bhutto dead, they had little faith in their country. "The future of Pakistan is very dark," said Gul Mohammad Jakhrani.
The burial was almost completely lacking in formal ceremony or pomp. But it had the touches that were hallmarks of Bhutto's style -- masses of people swarming around, frenetic with energy and desperate for a glimpse. Instead of cheering, the crowd wailed in anguish and listened to somberly recounted memories of a woman many had known personally.
Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, and her son, Bilawal, filled in dirt atop the coffin. A carpet of roses was deposited on the grave.
One mourner, Rajib Ali Samo, carried a placard bearing an image of his son, Nizamuddin, who had been killed by suicide attackers during Bhutto's homecoming in October.
Also on the placard was a tribute Bhutto had handwritten days later. "I have come to condole the martyrdom of a brave, innocent boy of 22 years who has lost his life in the movement to save democracy," she wrote. "His sacrifice should not go in vain."
Special correspondents Imtiaz Ali in Peshawar and Shahzad Khurram in Rawalpindi, and staff writer Joby Warrick in Washington contributed to this report.
