Benzir Bhutto

You know it's funny how the death of someone that
you've only had a glimpse of can affect you. I only
knew of Benzir Bhutto by occasional stories on the
networks evening news or in the newspapers. I never
paid much attention to the reports about her and yet
yesterday(Thursday) when I'd heard she'd been
assassinated I was quite saddened. Why? Because
Ms Bhutto had that kind of charm and charisma on
people. After reading the below story please share
with us your thoughts of the Muslim worlds first
female Prime Minister.


She was, by her own account, a "daughter of destiny," a pampered girl from an aristocratic Pakistani family who inherited her father's political mantle and went on to become the Muslim world's first female prime minister. But in the end, that destiny proved a tragic one: Like her father, Benazir Bhutto was killed for her political ambitions.

The assassin who cut short Bhutto's life on Thursday brought to a close a remarkable biography encompassing a privileged childhood, degrees from Harvard and Oxford, stints in jail as a political prisoner, and mass adulation and contempt alike for her two terms as Pakistan's prime minister. After eight years of self-imposed exile, Bhutto, 54, had returned to her native land in October to try for a third term.

Bhutto's triumphal return was marred from the start by violence, when a suicide bomber struck her motorcade and killed more than 140 people in the southern port city of Karachi.

"I have many enemies -- I'm a security target," Bhutto told The Times in June. "But this is a most critical time for the country."

A defiant and strong-willed figure, instantly recognizable in her trademark white scarf, Bhutto never flagged in her belief that she was the best person to lead her nation to democracy and prosperity. That confidence led her to declare herself "chairperson for life" of her Pakistan People's Party and to an imperious style that rewarded loyalists but alienated many others.

Her charisma and skillful political maneuvering were undeniable -- and sometimes masked the fact that her double stint as prime minister was at best a mixed bag, dragged down by allegations of massive corruption and criticism of her lavish lifestyle.




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