NAMES IN THE NEWS : Bhutto Expecting Second Child
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expecting a second child, probably early next year, sources close to her family said today.
If still in office--the opposition announced plans Monday night for a vote of no-confidence--she apparently will be the first serving modern head of government to give birth.
Bhutto, 36, gave birth to a son, Bilawal, on Sept. 21, 1988, eight weeks before the partial election victory that brought her to power.
She was the first woman to become prime minister of a Muslim country and one of the youngest heads of government of a major nation. Right-wing Muslim clerics objected to her nomination, saying it was “un-Islamic” for a woman to govern.
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