Saturday, January 12, 2008

Benazir's niece attacks Bilawal's appointment

Slain former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto's niece has attacked her 19-year-old cousin Bilawal's appointment as the PPP Chairman, accusing those around him of perpetuating dynastic politics and trying to cash in on his mother's blood. 25-year-old Fatima Bhutto, the daughter of Benazir's brother Murtaza, described as "dangerous" the idea that the party must be led by a member of the family. "It's become in a sense the family business, like an antique shop, where it's just 'So and So and Sons' and then grandsons and great grandsons. It just gets handed down," she said in an interview to 'The Times' published today.

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