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Does Bhutto's Succession Plan Make Sense?

On Sunday, Bhutto's political party named her son, Bilawal Zardari, as its symbolic leader and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, as effective leader.

Alex Chadwick talks to Ahmed Rashid about the succession plan.

Though 19-year-old Bilawal has spent little time in Pakistan, Rashid says, "This was the best possible solution given the circumstances."

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