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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
James Sturcke

Benazir Bhutto's daughter raps about mother's death

Supporters mourn the day after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Supporters mourn the day after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

The eldest daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has composed a rap song about her mother's killing.

"There's a few things I never got to say," sings Bakhtawar, a student at the University of Edinburgh, at the beginning of the five-minute song, which was played on Pakistani television and posted on YouTube.

Entitled I Would Take the Pain Away, the lyrics continue:

"Your enemies feared your presence

You had beauty you had presence

Everything you did relevant"

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