Slain ex-Pak PM Benazir Bhutto's son urges military action against Taliban

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Last Updated : Jan 29 2014 | 1:00 PM IST

The assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's son has reportedly urged the country's government to take military action against Taliban.

The 25 year-old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made the comments as Pakistan government held urgent talks to discuss strategy for controlling surging militant attacks.

Bilawal said that the politicians needed to wake up to the threat posed by militant groups such as the Taliban and said that all options for holding talks with the militant group was now exhausted, the BBC reported.

Bilawal, who has been dodging constant death threats from Taliban, revealed that he was planning to contest the 2018 elections.

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First Published: Jan 29 2014 | 12:50 PM IST

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