Benazir Bhutto has been out of power for almost a decade, but still holds a place in public imagination. She was twice elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, but both times, she was removed from office accused of corruption.
As she remains in self-exile in Dubai, her Pakistan People’s Party is making overtures to the government of President General Pervez Musharaff. She is widely assumed to be pushing for early elections, and a chance to return to Pakistan, to once again run for the office of Prime Minister.
In a country where power cycles between civilian governments and the military, voter’s have every reason to be cynical about the promises of leaders, but this year, when citizens from Beirut to Baghdad to Kabul, are on the streets or in the voting booths, what chance does Pakistan have for real reform?
Guests:
Benazir Bhutto, Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party;Talat Masood , Former General and Political Analyst
Ayesha Siddiqa, Fellow at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars