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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

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Bhutto's Party
Nominates New
Prime Minister

Ex-speaker once went to jail to avoid cutting deal with Musharraf

BBC BBC Mar 22, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto named Yusuf Raza Gillani as its pick for prime minister of Pakistan today, the BBC reports. He is virtually guaranteed to be voted in Tuesday but won’t be PM for long, analysts say. The ex-speaker is expected to step down as soon as Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto's widower, is eligible for the job. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Yusuf Raza Gillani

Bhutto's Party
to Name Next Pakistani PM

Shariz allies drop candidate as 'goodwill gesture' to PPP

AFP AFP Mar 21, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said today it will name Pakistan's next premier this weekend, AFP reports. After former PM Nawaz Sharif's party pulled their  candidate as a "goodwill gesture," the PPP candidate will likely be sworn in Tuesday without much debate, the AP reports. Bhutto widower Asif Ali Zardari is a popular choice but remains ineligible; analysts say he may replace a temporary leader later on. More »

Pakistan Politics: A Family Affair

Candidates emerge from traditional dynasties

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Feb 13, 08 10:37 CST
(Newser) - In Pakistan, candidates are born. As ever, the top up-and-coming politicians are coming from Pakistan’s classic dynasties. The Christian Science Monitor talked with Moonis Elahi, son of Pervez Musharraf’s favored PM candidate, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, son of Shahbaz Sharif and nephew of Nawaz. And of course, there is Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of Benazir Bhutto.  More »

More about:  Pakistan • Nawaz Sharif • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Shahbaz Sharif

UPDATED

UK Probe: Blast Killed Bhutto

She died from head injury caused by blast, says Scotland Yard

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Feb 8, 08 6:18 CST
(Newser) - Scotland Yard detectives investigating the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto have concluded that the cause of death was not a bullet, but the massive head injury she sustained when she was thrown by the suicide bomb blast. The findings mesh with the Pakistan government's version of the killing and were immediately rejected by skeptical Bhutto supporters, who renewed calls for a UN investigation, reports the Guardian. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Asif Ali Zardari • suicide bomber • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Bhutto's Niece Calls Party Undemocratic

Young writer says Benazir backers 'cash
in on her blood'

Times (UK) Times (UK) Jan 12, 08 10:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Some call her the real heir to slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, but Fatima Bhutto, the ex-PM's estranged niece, rejects her claim to “the family business,” the Times of London reports. In fact, the 25-year-old columnist living in Pakistan called the idea of enshrined Bhutto power “dangerous" and disputed the ascension of cousin Bilawal lead the Pakistan People's Party. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • democracy • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Son Urges
UN Probe Into Bhutto's Death

New opposition leader calmly critical of US
in first public remarks

Washington Post Washington Post Jan 8, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son and successor today called for a UN-backed investigation into her assassination, saying he had no faith in the Pakistani government to solve the case, the Washington Post reports. "It is our belief that had she been provided with adequate protection she would be alive today," Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in his first press conference since his accession. More »

More about:  Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Facebook Hoaxer Part of Plot to Smear Bilawal: Dad

Heir loves vampire slayer Buffy on fake site

New York Times New York Times Jan 3, 08 5:41 CST
(Newser) - Several news editors and internet surfers fell hook, line and sinker for a Facebook hoaxer pretending to be Benazir Bhutto's son and political heir—and an aide for his dad charged that it was part of a smear campaign by the Pakistani government. The fake Facebook site has 19-year-old Bilawal confessing he is "not a born leader" and is a big fan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." More »

More about:  Pakistan • Facebook • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Internet hoax

Aide: Bhutto Died as She Readied Dossier on Rigged Vote

Government, opposition still at loggerheads

Associated Press Associated Press Jan 1, 08 7:40 CST
(Newser) - Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed the same day she planned to give US lawmakers damaging information on government actions to rig upcoming elections, a top aide charged yesterday. The "thoroughly rigged" elections were to "benefit" President Pervez Musharraf's party, said the aide. The charge was made as government officials and opposition leaders remained sharply divided on the timing of the upcoming elections. More »

More about:  Pakistan • al-Qaeda • Benazir Bhutto • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Bhutto family

Bhutto's Son Quietly Political at Oxford

'Well-liked' student backed mother on his
Facebook page

Time Time Dec 30, 07 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari may be Benazir Bhutto's son, picked today to lead the Pakistan People's Party, but the 19-year-old is also still in school. Bilawal has been studying at Christ Church, Oxford, without security, often hiding his political identity but supporting his mother on his Facebook profile, Time reports. "He is a very sociable student and very well liked," said one of his classmates. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Oxford University • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

UPDATED

Bhutto Husband & Son Picked
to Head Party

Election likely
to be delayed
up to 8 weeks

Reuters Reuters Dec 30, 07 8:16 CST
(Newser) - As violence continued to flare in Pakistan following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials indicated that Jan. 8 elections will likely be postponed six to eight weeks, Reuters reports. Officials from Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party, meanwhile, picked her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, and 19-year-old son, Bilawal, to take over party leadership. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan Muslim League • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Bhutto's Will Names Son Successor

Bilawal will lead party but won't be PM candidate, report says

Newsweek Newsweek Dec 29, 07 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto instructed in her will that her son succeed her as leader of her political party, Newsweek reports. Because her son, Bilawal, is only 19, the will states that her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, act as a regent to him until he is old enough to lead by himself. Neither man, however, will replace Bhutto as the prime minister candidate for the Pakistan People's Party. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Bhuttos Mourn; Son Eyed as Successor

19-year-old Bilawal could take up leadership of PPP

Globe and Mail Globe and Mail Dec 28, 07 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto was the Pakistan People's Party's "chairperson for life," and her assassination leaves a vacuum in the leadership of the country's largest party. One possible successor, reports the Globe and Mail , is her 19-year-old son Bilawal, who, with his family, attended his mother's burial today. Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, refused to speculate on the leadership, saying, "All I can say is we're devastated." More »

More about:  Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Makhdoom Amin Fahim • Bhutto family

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