INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bhutto scion 'didn't choose this life' but campaigns to be Pakistan PMTHATTA: His mother was assassinated
on the campaign trail and his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but that has not prevented Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from
seeking the job they both held: prime minister of Pakistan.Oxford-educated and single, 29-year-old Bhutto Zardari is campaigning himself for
the first time, traversing the sprawling plains of his native Sindh province to try to revive the fortunes of his struggling, left-of-centre
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ahead of a July 25 general election.He was still in university when his mother, two-time prime minister Benazir
Bhutto, was assassinated in 2007 as she campaigned to restore democracy after military rule
Imran Khan - a potential coalition partner.Flanked by supporters on either side of the single-lane highway, Bhutto Zardari was showered with
rose petals as he waved to thousands of people who waited to catch a glimpse of the youngest of the political dynasty that many call the
Pakhtunkhwa provinces, hoping to revive the vote base it lost in the 2013 polls, when it finished second.A Gallup nationwide poll in March
Some analysts and party insiders say numerous corruption allegations against Zardari could cost the party at the polls, where it will
He has always maintained his innocence and remains a party leader and adviser to his son.Although Bhutto Zardari is campaigning to become
prime minister, many political analysts believe the PPP may at best become a power broker if no party wins a clear majority, as seems
likely.He has indicated he would be willing to join a possible coalition government, although he did not say whether he would prefer the
