Benazir 2nd most influential woman in world: MSN list
Islamabad (PTI): Former premier Benazir Bhutto, currently campaigning to return her party to power in Pakistan's upcoming general election, has been named the second most influential woman in the world in a list compiled by MSN web portal.
US presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton topped the list of 11 most influential women of 2007 compiled by MSN Lifestyle.
"Benazir Bhutto is the first woman to be elected to leadership of a post-colonial Muslim nation and she's done it twice. Though this former prime minister of Pakistan has also been twice removed on charges of corruption, that doesn't make her less influential or impressive," read the citation for Bhutto on the website.
"She has headed the secular, liberal Pakistan People's Party from exile for years, but returned to Pakistan in 2007 to run for prime minister a third time. Her policies typically stand in direct opposition to those of conservative President Pervez Musharraf, of whom she is an outspoken critic.
"She survived an assassination attempt in October and continues to persevere in dangerous political times. Bhutto is a walking example of the bumper-sticker motto, 'Well-behaved women rarely make history'."
The list also includes India-born model Padma Lakshmi, who was married to novelist Salman Rushdie. Lakshmi also figured in People magazine's "Most Beautiful People list in 2007".
