Benazir Bhutto بينظير بھٹو | |
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11th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 | |
President | Wasim Sajjad Farooq Leghari |
Preceded by | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi(Acting) |
Succeeded by | Malik Meraj Khalid (Acting) |
In office 2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 | |
President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Preceded by | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
Succeeded by | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (Acting) |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Succeeded by | Fazal-ur-Rehman |
In office 6 November 1990 – 18 April 1993 | |
Preceded by | Khan Abdul Wali Khan |
Succeeded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party | |
In office 12 November 1982 – 27 December 2007 Acting: 12 November 1982 – 10 January 1984 | |
Preceded by | Nusrat Bhutto |
Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 June 1953 Karachi, Sind, Pakistan (now in Sindh, Pakistan) |
Died | 27 December 2007 (aged 54) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Resting place | Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh,Pakistan |
Spouse(s) | Asif Ali Zardari (1987–2007) |
Relations | Bhutto family Zardari family |
Children | Bilawal Bakhtawar Asifa |
Parents | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (father) Nusrat Bhutto (mother) |
Alma mater | Harvard University Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford St Catherine's College, Oxford |
Religion | Islam |
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Sorath Rai Diyach
Courtesy - Indian Institute of Sindhology, Adipur (Condensed by Menka Shivdasani from Sindhi Folk Tales by Pritam Varyani . Translated by Mohan Gehani . Published by Indian Institute of Sindhology.) SORATH RAI DIYACH King Rai Diyach, ruler of Junagadh, had a childless sister. After many prayers, one saint finally blessed her and said she would have a son; however, this son was destined to kill her illustrious brother. “What use is a son if he is to cause the death of my brother?” thought the disappointed lady, but eventually, she did give birth. The saint reminded her of the prophecy, and steeling herself, she put the child in a basket and set it afloat in the river. The basket reached the kingdom of King Annirai, where a shepherd named Damo found it. Damo and his wife, who were childless, brought up the baby as their own, naming him Beejal (Water’s gift). Beejal grew up and became adept as grazing the family’s animals; he was also a master of ...
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