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May 16, 2015
Book Review: Benazir Bhutto, A Multidimensional portrait
It was the story of ‘Shalimar’ that puzzled Russian scholar Anna Suvorova for a long time during her wanderings around the life and times of Benazir Bhutto. And in case you’re making historical connections in your mind, it is not…
December 26, 2011
Photo Gallery: Remembering Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
To commemorate the fourth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Newsline went through its exclusive archives to create this photo gallery. The images provided on this page are owned by Newsline and should not be reproduced, sold, or manipulated in any fashion. If you…
December 27, 2010
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto 21 June 1953 — 27 December 2007 Benazir Bhutto was a politician and leader who left an indelible mark on the country she loved, and the country she died for. Below are a few stories and interviews from…
September 12, 2007
Interview: Benazir Bhutto
“The people do not want the armed forces to play a partisan political role” -Benazir Bhutto Q: How do you view the military’s relationship with the state and society in Pakistan? A: The people of Pakistan respect their armed forces…
June 5, 2007
Interview: Benazir Bhutto
“We are witnessing the end of Musharraf’s dictatorship” - Benazir Bhutto Q: How do you view the present judicial crisis in the country, and do you see a way out of it? A: The alliance between the military and the…
April 5, 2004
Interview: Benazir Bhutto
“Musharraf is willing to take orders from anyone” - Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister and Chairperson, PPP Q: Why do you continue to live in exile? Why don’t you return to Pakistan and wage a political struggle for the country’s…
July 7, 2002
Interview: Benazir Bhutto
“The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges” - Benazir Bhutto Q: Are you planning to return to Pakistan before the October elections? A: Yes, I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.…
May 17, 2019
Do you see Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as a viable political leader/change-maker?
Hasan Mujtaba is a poet and journalist-in-exile. He has worked at Newsline as a reporter. In 2006, after his release from prison, Asif Ali Zardari arrived in New York, his son Bilawal in tow. Father and son took up residence…
November 22, 2017
“Benazir and Bilawal have turned the PPP upside down.” Dr Mubashir Hasan
Dr Mubashir Hasan, 95, is one of the founding members of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and a close associate of the party’s founding chairman, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB). In fact, on November 30, 1967, the party’s founding convention was…
November 21, 2017
“Bilawal is a hostage to his father and aunt” Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto
Interview by Shahzeb Jillani When did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto first tell you about his desire to form a new political party, and what was the promise? We had talked about it before, but it really started when President Ayub Khan…