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Support grows for 'hot' Bhutto
01/01/2008 15:54 - (SA)
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| Bilawal Zardari, son of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, prays at his mother's grave with his sister Asifa. (AP) |
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London - Bilawal Bhutto, thrust into the political spotlight by the assassination of his mother in Pakistan, can count on support from at least one source - female Facebook fans who describe him as "hot".
"Oh My God he's cute," said one contributor to "Let's not assassinate Bilawal Bhutto because he's hot, ok?," a new group on the social networking site after the 19-year-old was named last week to succeed his mother as leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
"Oh God, I totally agree. He's so sexy," added another member of the group, which so far had 48 members.
The Oxford undergraduate, who attended his mother Benazir Bhutto's funeral last Friday, reveals a few things about himself on his own Facebook site, describing his political views as "liberal".
"What's Islamic extremism? It's strict adherence to a particular interpretation of seventh century Islamic law as practiced by the prophet Mohammed, and when I say 'strict adherence', I'm not kidding around.
'You're on your own'
"Men are forced to pray, wear their beards a certain length. Among my favourites is there's only one acceptable cheer at a football match: Allah-hu-Akbar. God is great.
"If your guys are getting creamed, then you're on your own," he wrote on his Facebook site, which says he has 315 friends.
Bilawal, who is due to return to his studies in Oxford this month, lists his hobbies as cricket, swimming, squash and shooting, his favourite TV shows include The Simpsons and top filmmakers Michael Moore and Quentin Tarantino.
Other details are revealed by online friends: the Guardian daily printed a picture of him in fancy dress as the devil at a Halloween Party with red horns and a trident.
"We're ready to bring hell on earth ... mwaaahahahahahah," he reportedly added in a comment appended to the photo, posted by a friend.
Other Facebook groups focused on the teenager, whose nomination raised some eyebrows among critics of the dynastic system, include "Support Bilawal Bhutto Zardari," and another named: "Bilawal Bhutto Zardari? Where'd he come from?"
- AFP
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