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Benazir Bhutto (Born: June 21, 1953; Death: December 26, 2007) is a former Pakistan Prime Minister and one of the most favored person of Pakistan. She is the first women Prime Minister to lead a post-colonial Muslim state. She was assasinated while addressing an election rally in Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh area.
Bhutto attended the Lady Jennings Nursery School and then the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Karachi. After two years of schooling at the Rawalpindi Presentation Convent, she was sent to the Jesus and Mary Convent at Murree. She passed her O-level examination at the age of 15. he then went on to complete her A-Levels from the Karachi Grammar School.
After completing her early education in Pakistan, she pursued her higher education in the United States. From 1969 to 1973 she attended Radcliffe College, and then Harvard University, where she obtained a B.A. degree cum laude in comparative government. She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
The next phase of her education took place in the United Kingdom. Between 1973 and 1977 Bhutto studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She completed a course in International Law and Diplomacy while at Oxford. In December 1976 she was elected president of the Oxford Union, becoming the first Asian woman to head the prestigious debating society.
On December 18, 1987 she married Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi. The couple have three children: Bilawal, Bakhtwar, and Aseefa.
There have been several assassination attempts on Bhutto in the past.
A documentary based on the life of Bhutto has been awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago Film Festival Hugo Television Awards.
She was twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, for the first time in 1988 for a period of 20 months before being removed by former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993, Bhutto was re-elected as Prime Minister and removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari.
Bhutto went into self-imposed exile in Dubai in 1998, where she remained until she returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, after reaching an understanding with General Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn.
She was the eldest child of former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a Pakistani of Sindhi extraction, and Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a Pakistani of Iranian-Kurdish extraction.
Her paternal grandfather was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto who came to Larkana Sindh before partition from his native town of Bhatto Kalan in Haryana.
After spending eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returned to Karachi in October 07 to prepare for the 2008 general elections and suicide bombers immediately attacked her PPP rally.
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UN asks for English translation of Bhuttos assassination investigation documents
With the United Nations (UN) set to start investigations into the assassination of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from next month, Pakistan has been asked to provide English translations of Urdu documents of the probe conducted so far. ANI
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Bilawal says he never desired to join practical politics
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has revealed that he never wanted to get involved in practical politics. ANI
Rehman Malik asks Taliban to leave Pakistans soil
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Zardari vows to make every sacrifice to counter terror
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed to make every sacrifice to counter terrorism and insurgency, which have been challenging the very existence of Pakistan. ANI
Military offensive to continue till extremists are eliminated: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the offensive against the extremists breeding on the countrys soil will continue till militancy is eliminated completely. ANI
Amnesty International asks Zardari to commute all death sentences
The Amnesty International (AI) has asked Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to overturn all the death sentences to life imprisonment to mark the birthday of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto which falls on June 21 (today). ANI
UN commission to begin its probe into Benazir assassination from July 1
The United Nations (UN) would begin its probe into the assassination of the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from July 1. ANI
Hina Khar becomes first Pakistani woman to present budget
Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, on Saturday became the first Pakistani woman to present a national budget, though, she found it difficult to pronounce long Urdu economic terms because of her English medium educational background.akistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilanis finance adviser, Shaukat Tarin, was supposed to present the budget, but as he was not an elected member, he could not so. ANI
Taliban assassinated Benazir for challenging their writ: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed because she challenged the writ of the Taliban. ANI
Former Irish police officer joins Benazirs assassination probe team
The United Nations independent inquiry commission to investigate the assassination of Pakistans former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is finally complete with the appointment of Peter Fitzgerald of Ireland as the third member of the team. ANI
Musharraf blames Mehsud for Bhuttos assassination
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has held the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos assassination. ANI
Musharraf blames Mehsud for Bhuttos assassination
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has held the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos assassination. ANI
PML-N asks govt. to try Musharraf for Bhuttos assassination
Alleging that the former President General Prevez Musharraf was responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos assassination, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged the government to put the autocratic ruler on trial. ANI
486 killed in suicide strikes in Punjab since 2007
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Pakistan leadership responsible for countrys current chaotic situation: Fatima Bhutto
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I did not say special death squad made by Cheney killed Benazir: Hersh
US journalist Seymour Hersh has contradicted news reports being published in South Asia that quote him as saying a special death squad created by former US vice president Dick Cheney had killed Benazir Bhutto. ANI
US journo claims Bhutto was killed on Cheneys orders
A special death squad assassinated Pakistans former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the orders of former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, an Arab TV channel has reported. ANI
Benazir Bhutto awarded Best Mother by World Population Federation
The World Population Federation has awarded the Best Mother Award to the assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the Daily Times reports. ANI
Jamaat-e-Islami calls for end of Pak military offensive in Swat
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Under pressure Pak to shift 6,000 troops from border with India to Afghan side
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Taliban nurturing child suicide bombers to strike across Pakistan
The Taliban is recruiting children and teenagers in Pakistan to transform them into suicide bombers to carry out deadly attacks across the country, in which scores of people have been killed in the recent past. ANI
Mumtaz Bhutto accuses Zardari of causing rifts in Bhutto family
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Pakistan not to accept conditional US aid
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Zardari proposes to lift Governors rule in Punjab
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PPP leaders anxious about Bilawal Bhuttos security
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stan. It seems President Barak Obama is giving up his policy to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda. ANI
US failed to accomplish desired goals in Afghanistan: Zardari
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Foreign Policy magazine ranks Zardari fifth biggest loser in World
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NWFP Assembly passes resolution against US drone attacks
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