The Assassination
| Benazir Bhutto |
| 1953 - 2007 |
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One of Pakistan's most famous and enduring politicians Benazir Bhutto was killed 27 December at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi. Bhutto who had returned from political exile to run in Pakistan's General Election, was waving to supporters from a vehicle when she was shot by an attacker who then blew himself up. |
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Ms Bhutto is being buried in Pakistan's southern Sindh province in the family's ancestral village of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near the tomb of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's first popularly elected leader. |
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Read up on the history behind the Bhutto political legacy |
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A detailed timeline of Pakistan's turbulent history |
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The Bhutto name has always been closely entwined with Pakistan's history |
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