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Encyclopedia > Ghinwa Bhutto


Ghinwa Bhutto (Sindhi: غنوا ڀٽو) is the Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB). The Lebanese widow of Murtaza Bhutto, she has staked claim to her share of the Bhutto political legacy. Estranged from her in-laws, Ghinwa has vowed to bring her husband's killers to justice. She lives in the Bhutto family home in Karachi with her son Zulfiqar Bhutto jr (named after his grand-father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto) and her step-daughter Fatima Bhutto. SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिन्धी) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ... Murtaza Bhutto Murtaza Bhutto (September 18, 1954 - September 20, 1996) was a Pakistani politician. ...   (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 - April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as President, from 1971 to 1973, and as Prime Minister, from 1973 to 1977, of Pakistan. ... Fatima Bhutto (born 29 May 1982) is a young Pakistani poet who came to fame after the appearance of her first book, Whispers of the Desert. ...


Her sister-in-law, Benazir Bhutto is among those accused of having been part of the conspiracy to kill Murtaza. Ghinwa has been actively courted by Benazir's rivals. In 1997, she stood for elections unsuccessfully against her mother-in-law and the then Pakistan People's Party President, Nusrat Bhutto. Benazir Bhutto (Sindhi:بینظیر ڀھٽو ) (Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو) (b. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Nusrat Bhutto Begum Nusrat Bhutto (Urdu: بیگم نصرت بھٹو ) former first lady of Pakistan, widow of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and mother of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto who is also a former Prime Minister of Pakistan. ...


In 2002, Pakistani election authorities rejected her candidacy from contesting in the October 10 polls. She was rejected on the grounds of not possessing the required minimum academic qualification of a university degree. Also see: 2002 (number). ...


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Benazir Bhutto Summary (2511 words)
Bhutto was invited by Pakistan's President Ghulam Ishaq Khah to form a government and was sworn in as prime minister on December 2, 1988.
Bhutto's plans to enter Pakistan's foreign service ended with the deposition of her father and a decision to dedicate herself to restoring a democratically-elected government.
Bhutto maintains that all the cases are politically motivated and says she is ready to face them.
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