Ajmer: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today (Dec 14, 2003) paid obeisance at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.

Bhutto offered a 'velvet chadar' and read 'fatiha' (prayer) at the tomb of the Sufi saint.

The former Pakistan Prime Minister, who landed at Sanganer airport in Jaipur, drove straight to Ajmer.

Iqbal Kaptan Chishti, who claims to be Bhutto's ancestral 'khadim', performed the 'dastarbandi' (prayer ritual) by putting a dupatta (scarf) on her head and presenting 'tabarruk' (prasad) on the occasion.

Bhutto, who is in India for a peace conference organised by a leading daily, visited the Anjuman's office and signed the visitor's book.

The dargah committee accorded her a reception on reaching Buland Darwaja, where she was cheered by a large crowd.

This was Bhutto's third visit to the Ajmer Dargah.

PTI