Well-known Pakistani writer and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s niece Fatima Bhutto has given birth to a baby boy, her brother Zulfikar Bhutto Jr announced on Saturday.

Fatima and her husband Graham Byra welcomed Mir Murtaza Byra, he added.

The daughter of slain politician Murtaza Bhutto named her son after her father who was shot dead in 1996 near his house in Karachi.

Fatima Bhutto shared the news of giving birth from her account on Instagram.

“Graham and I are so happy to share the news of the birth of our baby boy. We wanted to give our son a name that would bestow him with courage and kindness as he makes his way through the world,” read a post on Fatima Bhutto’s Instagram account.

According to Fatima, she wanted a name that would act as an inspiration to her son in his life but also one that would “cloak him in love and strength”.

“Every time I thought of what name might do that, I always came back to my beloved father’s name. Please keep us in your prayers,” she added.