There's something about Fatima

Her book couldn't be published in Pakistan but in India, it's already caused some stir. It was only a matter of time before Fatima Bhutto, granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, wrote her memoir. Songs of Blood and Sword, telling the story of the Pakistan's influential but blighted Bhutto family that has seen much violence and death was released in New Delhi on April 3.

At the open-air venue of a five-star hotel, Fatima Bhutto chatted with William Dalrymple, read extracts and talked of life with her father and even with her aunt, Benazir before she became Prime Minister. Suspected to have been behind the killing of her father Murtaza Bhutto, current Pakistan president, Asif Ali Zardari emerged a villain, of course. She recalled how "cruelly" Zardari had broken the news of Murtaza's killing to 14 year-old Fatima on September 20, 1996 and later, delivered his first address on the 12th death anniversary.

It's not just the politics or the story of her family, there's something about Fatima Bhutto herself. She has studied at Columbia University and University of London. The 27 year-old journalist-columnist appeared in a green sari -- bindi and all -- sipped white wine as she spoke of violence and betrayal. Members of the audience complimented her -- "you're looking beautiful" -- bought copies of the books and lined up to get it signed. Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was also present at the gathering. 

Full report here The Times of India