Karan Thapar, India’s premier television interviewer, was an old friend of Benazir Bhutto. They had known each other since their days at Cambridge and Oxford, respectively. Benazir, according to Thapar, had tried to get him married (unsuccessfully) for 18 years. Thapar says he spoke to her just four days and had asked her to “stay safe”.
Thapar says Bhutto also had a fine sense of humour. At one Oxbridge debate on “sex before marriage”, Thapar recalls that he rang the bell and asked her if she dared to practice what she preached. The hall went up in laughter. And after the last laugh had been heard, Benazir, says Thapar, pulled out her spectacles, screwed her eyes, and said: “Certainly, but not with you.”
Tags: Assassination, Benazir Bhutto, Cambridge, Karan Thapar, Oxford, Pakistan
28 December 2007 at 1:42 pm
nice one thks
28 December 2007 at 2:40 pm
The Article says: pulled out her spectacles, screwed her eyes
Err, what does screwing your own eyes mean? :)
29 December 2007 at 9:29 am
Actresses in TN are facing long court fights for saying what the late Prime Minister of Pakistan is reported to have said.
1 January 2008 at 3:27 pm
Loved reading this article… Bring out more of her
6 February 2008 at 8:50 pm
nice article but not complete.anyone can claim on dead personalities what so ever they wish because they know that the dead person cant say no to it.
27 September 2009 at 6:06 pm
i love bb benazeer