Benazir Bhutto in numbers

KARACHI: Born on June 21, 1953, to Pakistan’s former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and his wife Nusrat Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto went on to become the first female democratic leader of a Muslim nation. She acquired education from Harvard University before studying philosophy, political science and economics at the University of Oxford. Benazir served two terms as prime minister, and was campaigning for a third term in 2007 when she was assassinated.

Her eldest, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is standing for elections in the upcoming 2018 polls.

On what would have been her 65th birthday, we decided to honour Benazir Bhutto’s life in numbers.

1984

is the year she left Pakistan under self-imposed exile only to return two years later

1987

is the year she married Asif Ali Zardari who went on to serve as Pakistan’s 11th president in 2008

1988

is the year she became Pakistan’s first female prime minister

2

is the number of terms she served as prime minister

1990

is the year that Pakistan’s former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed her government on charges of corruption and malfeasance

40

is the age at which she became Pakistan’s prime minster the second time

1996

is the year her government was cut short again but this time by former president Farooq Leghari

3

is the number of children she bore, namely Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari

8

is the number of years she spent in self-imposed exile after her government was dismissed and her husband jailed over corruption charges

2007

is the year she returned to Pakistan but was assassinated while campaigning for parliamentary elections