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Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan |
22 Oct 2007 |
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 How is she being received by the people of Pakistan?
In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became one of the first democratically-elected female prime ministers in an Islamic country. Serving two terms as Prime Minister of the Pakistan People’s Party, less than a decade later, her cabinet collapsed amid allegations of corruption and she became an exile. Despite the charges made against her, Bhutto has now returned to her home country to stand for a third term in the forthcoming elections. After the suicide bombings which coincided with her arrival, what now are the people of Pakistan making of the prodigal daughter’s return? Miriam speaks to Dr Farzana Shaikh, an expert on Pakistan at the think-tank Chatham House.Benazir Bhutto interviewed on Woman’s Hour in July 2007
Benazir Bhutto - her career so farDisclaimer
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