Daughter of Destiny: An
Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto
An Inspiring Story By A Truly Brave And Loyal Woman...
Daughter of Destiny, the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto, is a historical
document of uncommon passion and courage, the dramatic story of a
brilliant, beautiful woman whose life was, up to her tragic assassination in
2007, inexorably tied to her nations tumultuous history. Bhutto writes of
growing up in a family of legendary wealth and near-mythic status, a family
whose rich heritage survives in tales still passed from generation to
generation. She describes her journey from this protected world onto the
volatile stage of international politics through her education at Radcliffe
and Oxford, the sudden coup that plunged her family into a prolonged
nightmare of threats and torture, her fathers assassination by General Zia
ul-Haq in 1979, and her grueling experience as a political prisoner in
solitary confinement.
With candor and courage, Benazir Bhutto recounts her triumphant
political rise from her return to Pakistan from exile in 1986 through the

extraordinary events of 1988: the mysterious death of Zia; her partys long
struggle to ensure free elections; and finally, the stunning mandate that
propelled her overnight into the ranks of the worlds most powerful,
influential leaders.
Personal Review: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography by
Benazir Bhutto
This is an extraordinary re-evaluation of the political history of Pakistan
through the lens of the Bhutto's family. It describes with literary paintings
the primacy and legacy of political violence that has made Pakistan very
prominent in world news, during the last four decades. Next, it is a brush
up of Benazir's own political heritage. The book is best suited for an
introduction in 'modern' Pakistan's political history for beginners: it provides
a literal analysis of the key stakeholders in the political arena from a
historical perspective; it presents the country's geopolitical stakes and how
it became source of domestic vulnerability. Benazir, furthermore, reminds
us of the stiffled potential of social and democratic capital. She made the
case that even in times of great frustration and fear, the Pakistanese
people have always clinched to the virtues of democracy and freedom.
Those values are not the result of a particular cultural setting or of its
imitation by tiers, but the very human aspiration that has always existed
deep in the political intinct of all people--Pakistanese people are no less
and no greater category in this regard. The book facilitates the
understanding of what it means to be son, daughter, mother, father,
citizen, soldier and leader in Pakistan's political world. Is it different from
other experience: Benazir's answer is 'yes, fundamentally'. She
demonstrated with amazing persuasion that playing a role within or closer
to the political business comes at high costs and overwhelming sacrifices
in Pakistan. Being political leader in 'modern' Pakistan equates pursuing
an objective agenda under constantly shifting parameters and among self-
declared Leviathans.
The other aspect of the book is the account of the life of a muslim woman,
an authentic come-what-may maverick of our times, who challenged
popular beliefs and was undeterredly dedicated to playing a major political
role in an environment thoroughly fraught with uncertainties and ostansibly
defined by a high probability of personal casualties.
Cyril Fegue
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