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Joe STENSON

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Bhutto heir forging third way in polarised pakistan politics | History Defined

Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses supporters during an election rally in Batkhela (Credit: AFP)

Brandishing an oversized arrow and rallying support in Pakistan's northern tribal region, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claims he is the only candidate pointing a way out of polarised politics ahead of next Thursday's election.

The emblem of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) he inherited from his mother Benazir Bhutto -- assassinated in 2007 -- symbolises "the self-respecting", "the trustworthy" and "victory", he told followers crammed in a rain-slick park.

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