She is the granddaughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Nusrat Bhutto, niece of Benazir Bhutto and Shahnawaz Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto. Bhutto was born on 29 May 1982 to Murtaza Bhutto and an Afghan mother, Fauzia Fasihudin Bhutto, the daughter of Afghanistan"s former foreign affairs official in Kabul.
Bhutto completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern studies from Barnard College, Columbia University in Manhattan, United States of America, after receiving her secondary education at the Karachi American School. She received a master"s degree in South Asian Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Bhutto came to public note after the publication of her first book, a collection of poems, Whispers of the Desert. She received notable coverage for her second book, 8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005. Education Politics.
Bhutto is active in Pakistan"s social-political arena, supporting her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto"s party the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto), but has no desire to run for political office. Following the assassination of her aunt, Benazir Bhutto, there was speculation over her entrance into politics. In an interview, she has stated that for now she prefers to remain active through her activism and writing, rather than through elected office and that she has to "rule a political career out entirely because of the effect of dynasties on Pakistan" referring to the Bhutto family dynasty and its ties to Pakistani politics.
Although Bhutto is politically active, she is not affiliated with any political party.
