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Benazir Bhutto is assassina... Dec 28, 2007 13:58:01
Minutes before death ... Benazir waves to supporters at the rally RAWALPINDI: Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was shot dead at a political rally yesterday - sparking riots across the country. The gunman then detonated... |
MARKET AT RAWALPINDI Oct 20, 2007 20:12:36
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Rapidly developing into a large city, Rawalpindi has many good hotels, restaurants, clubs, museums and parks, of which the largest i... |
HISTORY Feb 18, 2007 06:02:08
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Rawalpindi, also known as Pindi, has a long history spread over several millennia. Archaeologists believe that a distinct culture flouri... |
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Population: 3,039,550 (2006)
Rawalpindi is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Islamabad, the current capital of Pakistan, in the province of Punjab. It is the military headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces and also served as the nation's capital while Islamabad was being constructed in the 1960s. The city is home to many industries and factories. Islamabad International Airport is actually in Rawalpindi, and it serves the city along with the capital. Rawalpindi is located in the Punjab province, 275 km (171 miles) to the north-west of Lahore. It is the administrative seat of the Rawalpindi District. The population of Rawalpindi is approximately 3,039,550.
Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as Prime Minister for the first time in 1988 at the age of 35, but was removed from office 20 months later under the order of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 she was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari. She went into self-imposed exile in Dubai in 1998.
  
Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007, after reaching an understanding with President Pervez Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn. She was assassinated on December 27, 2007, after departing a PPP rally in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, two weeks before the scheduled Pakistani general election of 2008 where she was a leading opposition candidate.
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