Posted AT 11:06 PM EDT on 30/12/07
Bilawal a reluctant leader
NAUDERO, Pakistan — All his life he was known as Bilawal Zardari, after his father. But Sunday he became Bilawal Bhutto, for the first time assuming his mother's surname, her title as chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and his place in the family's storied political dynasty.
"He didn't want to do it. He wanted to continue his studies," said Ali Jafri, an uncle whose task it was to "prepare" the teen for the role.
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