{"id":2962,"date":"2008-01-08T16:01:52","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/01\/08\/bhutto-political-heir-pleads-for-privacy\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T17:28:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T17:28:07","slug":"bhutto-political-heir-pleads-for-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2008\/01\/08\/bhutto-political-heir-pleads-for-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutto political heir pleads for privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"THE SON of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has made a plea for privacy as he returned to Britain for his studies.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressed a press conference in central London where he pleaded for the world\u2019s media to allow him to continue his studies at Oxford University without distraction. <\/div>\n

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Since the assassination of his mother and his subsequent new role as head of the Pakistan People\u2019s Party, the teenager has been the subject of a number of revealing newspaper articles detailing his life as a student at Britain\u2019s top university. <\/div>\n

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Two hoax profiles on the popular social networking website Facebook have also been taken down. <\/div>\n

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Flanked by party officials and aides the 19-year-old criticised the lengths some journalists had gone to in tracking down his personal details, particularly on the social networking site, Facebook. <\/div>\n

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“When I am at Oxford I hope I can be left alone,” he said.<\/div>\n

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He said he agreed to take over from his mother because “politics is in my blood”. <\/div>\n

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“Why have I become chairman of the PPP, founded by my grandfather 40 years ago? The answer to this question is because it was recognised at this moment in crisis the party needed a close association with my mother through the bloodline,” he said. \u00a0<\/div>\n

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“Also it was important to give hope to the new generation of Pakistanis who are looking not just to these elections but beyond.” <\/div>\n

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“Politics is also in my blood. Although I admit that my experience to date is limited, I intend to learn.” <\/div>\n

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The day-to-day running of the party will continue under the watchful eye of his father, Asif Ali Zardari, until he completes his studies. <\/div>\n

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He welcomed the assistance of United Kingdom police in the investigation into his mother’s death, but reiterated a call for a United Nations-sponsored inquiry. <\/div>\n

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“We do not believe that an investigation under the authority of the Pakistani government has the necessary transparency,” he said. <\/div>\n

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“Already so much forensic evidence has been destroyed.” <\/div>\n

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