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Episode 1: Return of the Queen

The Assassination by BBC

Dec 27, 201717:28News & Politics

"Her days were numbered." Introducing Benazir Bhutto and the story of her final journey home. Eight years of self-imposed exile ended when she returned to Pakistan to campaign for high office. Pakistani politics have lon...

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Episode 1: Return of the Queen is an episode from The Assassination by BBC. "Her days were numbered." Introducing Benazir Bhutto and the story of her final journey home. Eight years of self-imposed exile ended when she returned to Pakistan...

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Published Dec 27, 2017, 17:28 long, audio available.

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"Her days were numbered." Introducing Benazir Bhutto and the story of her final journey home. Eight years of self-imposed exile ended when she returned to Pakistan to campaign for high office. Pakistani politics have long been lethal and Bhutto was in no doubt about the danger she faced. With Owen Bennett-Jones.

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Published Dec 27, 2017 and 17:28 long