THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH
The decision to go with Bilawal appears to have come after his father turned down the job in deference to the slain Benazir’s expressed wishes. Although the party’s deputy leader and longtime Benazir loyalist, Mukhdoom Amin Fahim is likely to become the prime minister, assuming the party wins a majority in parliament, Bilawal would take over as the parliamentary leader once he finishes his studies and once he has more experience…
When Bobby Jindal was elected the governor of the US state of Louisiana, for many Indian Americans it was gratifying [...]
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Ms. Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to be elected to lead any Muslim State. This charismatic leader was the face of Pakistan Peoples Party founded by her father and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, whose life, too was tragically cut short. Bhutto’s death raises a number of issues…
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on the 27th of December. Bhutto was killed whilst leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh, where she had given a spirited address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 parliamentary elections. After entering her bulletproof vehicle, Bhutto stood up through its sunroof to
Following the assassination of the leader of Pakistan People’s Party and former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, the entire country was thrown into a state of chaos with riots and burnings occurring over a span of 24 hours and continuing well beyond. Serious doubts were also raised regarding the impending elections scheduled on January 8th, 2008…
The mood can be called nothing less than jubilant for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after winning the elections in Himachal Pradesh. This is their third victory in the State Assembly elections after the Gujarat and Punjab elections…
History provides many instances where we see the military rule and imposition of the Martial Law having caused great havoc. Pakistan’s military has played an influential role in mainstream politics throughout history, with military presidents ruling from 1958-71, 1977-88, and 1999 onwards. There has been a regular swapping, not only between the democratic and military rulers, but also in the ruling ideals…
Thousands of emotional mourners joined a chaotic funeral procession in Garhi Khuda Baksh, Benazir Bhutto’s ancestral village in southern Sindh province on Friday afternoon. Her body, which was accompanied to the village by her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, and her three children, was buried alongside her father’s in the family mausoleum.
Bhutto’s assassination on Thursday in
