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Shows featuring Fatima Bhutto
Pakistani poet and writer. She is author of Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter’s Memoir.
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Fatima Bhutto on the Floods in Pakistan, the Government Response and Her Memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword
As Pakistan struggles to recover from one of the worst natural disasters in its history, President Asif Ali Zardari is coming under criticism for his handling of the crisis. We speak with Pakistani writer and poet, Fatima Bhutto. She is the niece of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Her father, Murtaza Bhutto, was killed...September 24, 2010 | Story -
Fatima Bhutto: Pakistan’s Devastating Floods Are President Zardari’s Katrina
Pakistan’s government is facing rising national anger as the devastating floods along the Indus River show little sign of abating. Some 1,600 people have died, and upwards of six million people are directly affected, according to the latest estimates from the United Nations, which has compared the scale of the crisis to...August 09, 2010 | Story -
Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections
In Pakistan, voters have handed President General Pervez Musharraf’s ruling party an overwhelming defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections. We go to Pakistan to speak to columnist Fatima Bhutto, the niece of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Fatima has been critical both of Bhutto’s party, which she says committed fraud in Monday’s vote, and of Pakistani President Pervez...February 19, 2008 | Story
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