
From : The Hindu
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SONGS OF BLOOD AND SWORD
A Daughter's Memoir:
Fatima Bhutto; Penguin Books Pvt. India Ltd.,
11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park,
New Delhi-110017. Rs. 699.
The date was October 17, 2007. I was in Karachi to report for The Hindu on Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan the next day from her self-imposed exile after striking a deal with General Pervez Musharraf. Through the day busloads of people were pouring into Karachi for the welcome rally. In Dharavi-like Lyari, a traditional Pakistan People's Party stronghold, there was singing and dancing. After a while, I headed towards 70 Clifton, the historic house that Benazir's

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