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I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.
Benazir Bhutto
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Benazir Bhutto
Age: 54 †
Born: 1953
Born: June 21
Died: 2007
Died: December 27
Former Prime Minister Of Pakistan
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Heart of Pakistan
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Daughter of the East
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I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.
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I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.
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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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