India

Benazir, the pioneer

Benazir Bhutto, twice Prime Minister of Pakistan, was the first woman to lead a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country. Her landmark tenures, from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, were marked by significant political and social reforms.

Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is released from jail by General Zia-ul-Haq to fanfare from the Pakistan People's Party on September 9, 1986. — GAMMA-RAPHO/THE THURSDAY TIMES
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A combined file photo is shown of Australian Men's Cricket captain Pat Cummins (L), the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy (C), and Indian Men's Cricket captain Rohit Sharma (R) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. — FILE/ICC/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A protestor makes their way towards Virat Kohli during the Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. — GARETH COPLEY
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The trailblazing people’s leader

Exploring the social, economic, and political changes implemented by Bhutto's government in the 1970s.

A file photo is shown of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1976. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
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