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Fatima Bhutto is a graduate of Columbia University and the School of Oriental and African Studies. Her memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword, came out last year. Bhutto lives and works in Karachi, Pakistan

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Pakistan Is Playing Dumb

The Islamabad establishment has been feigning ignorance for years. Fatima Bhutto on the price ordinary Pakistanis pay as their leaders allow the country to fall apart.

Fatima Bhutto | Published May 05, 2011

My Father's Assassination

In an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, Fatima Bhutto recounts the moments leading up to her father’s execution in Pakistan in 1996—and her own reaction to that terrible night.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Oct 01, 2010

Maid Murder Rocks Pakistan

The brutal murder of a 12-year-old maid, believed to have been killed by her powerful employer, has stunned the country. But from the corrupt government to the honor killing of a wealthy woman, Fatima Bhutto says the country's rich always get away with it.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Feb 08, 2010

Hillary, Go Home

As Secretary Clinton arrives in Pakistan amid pandemonium today, The Daily Beast’s Fatima Bhutto says her visit is pure charade—and that American aid is the gift that keeps on taking.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Oct 28, 2009

Terrified Whispers in Pakistan

As reliable information in Pakistan dries up, ours has become a fearful populace addicted to rumors and whispers about who is targeted next.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Oct 22, 2009

The Terror Diaries

Two days after a massive bomb killed 24 in Lahore, Fatima Bhutto offers a firsthand account of life in Pakistan—besieged by the Taliban, bombed by the army, and more frightening every day.

Fatima Bhutto | Published May 29, 2009

Stop Spoiling My Country

If the U.S. wants to give money to unstable nuclear regimes like Pakistan’s, maybe it should cozy up to others as well—I hear North Korea could use a little all-American can-do support.

Fatima Bhutto | Published May 18, 2009

Obama's Murderous Guest

Besides ruining my country, I believe my aunt's husband, Pakistani President Zardari, orchestrated my father’s murder. Is Obama really going to offer him billions more when they meet today?

Fatima Bhutto | Published May 05, 2009

Stop Funding My Failing State

When Pakisan's president visits the White House next week, he’s sure to ask for another handout. But Fatima Bhutto, niece of the late Benazir Bhutto, says the billions of dollars the U.S. gives are merely propping up a government that’s capitulating to terror.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Apr 26, 2009

Does Pakistan Have No Shame?

Is Pakistan trying to force rape victim Mukhtaran Mai to drop her case? Fatima Bhutto reports on a campaign of intimidation.

Fatima Bhutto | Published Feb 11, 2009

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