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IN PICS | Remembering Pakistan's Iron Lady and first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on her 64th anniversary

Born this day in 1953, Benazir Bhutto went on to become the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan and the leader of the centre-left Pakistan Peoples Party. She was the first woman in the world to be elected to head a Muslim majority nation.
Born this day in 1953, Benazir Bhutto went on to become the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan and the leader of the centre-left Pakistan Peoples Party. She was the first woman in the world to be elected to head a Muslim majority nation. (File photo)
Born this day in 1953, Benazir Bhutto went on to become the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan and the leader of the centre-left Pakistan Peoples Party. She was the first woman in the world to be elected to head a Muslim majority nation. (File photo)
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Benazir was the eldest among four children in the poltically influential Bhutto family. Her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was Pakistan's Prime Minister in the 1970s. She received a sound education at Harvard University and at the University of Oxford. In this June 1970 photo, a 16-year-old Benazir Bhutto sits on a piano stool at Linda home in Brookline, Massachusetts. (AP/PTI File Photo)
Benazir was the eldest among four children in the poltically influential Bhutto family. Her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was Pakistan's Prime Minister in the 1970s. She received a sound education at Harvard University and at the University of Oxford. In this June 1970 photo, a 16-year-old Benazir Bhutto sits on a piano stool at Linda home in Brookline, Massachusetts. (AP/PTI File Photo)
Bhutto had to take up an early life in politics, after her father was hanged to death in 1979. It was while she was serving as the Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party that she met businessman Asif Ali Zardari, whom she later married on December 18, 1987. Benazir Bhutto with her husband Asif Zardari in New York. (File photo)
Bhutto had to take up an early life in politics, after her father was hanged to death in 1979. It was while she was serving as the Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party that she met businessman Asif Ali Zardari, whom she later married on December 18, 1987. Benazir Bhutto with her husband Asif Zardari in New York. (File photo)
Benazir Bhutto and her husband Zardari had three children: two daughters, Bakhtawar and Asifa, and a son, Bilawal. (File photo)
Benazir Bhutto and her husband Zardari had three children: two daughters, Bakhtawar and Asifa, and a son, Bilawal. (File photo)
Benazir first assumed the Prime Minister's Office in December 1988. India Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Benazir Bhutto at the inaugural session of the fourth SAARC Summit in Islamabad in 1988. (File photo | PTI)
Benazir first assumed the Prime Minister's Office in December 1988. India Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Benazir Bhutto at the inaugural session of the fourth SAARC Summit in Islamabad in 1988. (File photo | PTI)
Pakistan former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto seen with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. (File photo EPS)
Pakistan former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto seen with Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. (File photo EPS)
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with then Pakistan President Mr. Gulam Ishaq Khan and the then Prime Minister, Ms Benazir Bhutto, on his arrival at Islamabad airport. (File photo | PTI)
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with then Pakistan President Mr. Gulam Ishaq Khan and the then Prime Minister, Ms Benazir Bhutto, on his arrival at Islamabad airport. (File photo | PTI)
In this 2007 photo, U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with her daughter Chelsea, left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, holding hands with her son Bilawal and daughter Bakhtawar, take a stroll in the garden of the PM's residence in Islamabad. (AP/PTI Photo)
In this 2007 photo, U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with her daughter Chelsea, left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, holding hands with her son Bilawal and daughter Bakhtawar, take a stroll in the garden of the PM's residence in Islamabad. (AP/PTI Photo)
Bhutto, however, struggled to maintain control, marked by political and economic instability. After facing a row of corruption allegations, she went into self-exile to her estate in Dubai in 1998. She returned to Pakistan on 18 October 2007 after being granted amnesty. In this 2007 photo, Benazir Bhutto and her political rival Nawaz Sharif address a news conference after their meeting in Islamabad. (AP/PTI Photo)
Bhutto, however, struggled to maintain control, marked by political and economic instability. After facing a row of corruption allegations, she went into self-exile to her estate in Dubai in 1998. She returned to Pakistan on 18 October 2007 after being granted amnesty. In this 2007 photo, Benazir Bhutto and her political rival Nawaz Sharif address a news conference after their meeting in Islamabad. (AP/PTI Photo)
Benazir Bhutto set her focus on the 2008 national elections. Benazir (C) addresses her supporters and media from behind the barbed wire outside her residence. (File photo | AFP)
Benazir Bhutto set her focus on the 2008 national elections. Benazir (C) addresses her supporters and media from behind the barbed wire outside her residence. (File photo | AFP)
Benazir Bhutto addresses a protest camp in Islamabad, Pakistan. (File photo | AP)
Benazir Bhutto addresses a protest camp in Islamabad, Pakistan. (File photo | AP)
Bhutto was well aware of the risk to her own life that might result from her return from exile to campaign for the leadership position. In a CNN interview in 2007, she readily admitted the possibility of attack on herself. (APPTI File photo)
Bhutto was well aware of the risk to her own life that might result from her return from exile to campaign for the leadership position. In a CNN interview in 2007, she readily admitted the possibility of attack on herself. (APPTI File photo)
On 27 December, 2007, Benazir Bhutto breathed her last. She was killed while leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh. A targeted shooting and later a bomb explosion left her and nearly 20 other people dead. Reports of widespread violence following the incident were reported. Pakistan declared a three-day mourning period for their Iron Lady. (File photo)
On 27 December, 2007, Benazir Bhutto breathed her last. She was killed while leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh. A targeted shooting and later a bomb explosion left her and nearly 20 other people dead. Reports of widespread violence following the incident were reported. Pakistan declared a three-day mourning period for their Iron Lady. (File photo)
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