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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto (Urdu: بینظیر بھُٹو کا قتل) took place on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and then-leader of the opposition party Pakistan People's Party, had been campaigning ahead of elections scheduled for January 2008.
Dec 27, 2017 · The decade since an assassin killed her has revealed more about how Pakistan works than it has about who actually ordered her death. Bhutto was murdered on 27 December 2007 by a 15-year-old ...
Feb 5, 2021 · A detailed account of the 2007 killing of the former Pakistani prime minister by Taliban suicide bombers. The book reveals the plot, the perpetrators, the security lapses and the political implications of the attack.
Her government was damaged by several controversies, including the assassination of her brother Murtaza, a failed 1995 coup d'état, and a further bribery scandal involving her and her husband Asif Ali Zardari; in response, President Farooq Leghari dismissed her government.
Aug 6, 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of Benazir Bhutto, the first female leader of a Muslim country, who was killed by a gunman and a bomb in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007. Find out the circumstances, the investigation and the aftermath of her death.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan (1988–90 and 1993–96) and the first woman leader of a Muslim nation in modern history. She became the head of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) after the 1979 execution of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (leader of Pakistan, 1971–77). She was assassinated in 2007.
Jun 26, 2018 · BBC. Ikramullah is thought to have been a back-up suicide bomber, should the first have failed. A militant alleged to have been part of the cell that murdered former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto...
