The Bhuttos, the first family of Pakistan, on India Today covers

Inside Pakistan (March 1-15, 1978): In 1978, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq became the president of Pakistan and launched a campaign to introduce Islamic law in the country. Instead of holding general elections, Zia charged deposed PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with conspiring to murder dissident politician Ahmed Raza Kasuri.

Pakistan after Bhutto (April 18-30, 1979): After removing Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from office following a military coup in 1977, the then chief of army General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq imposed martial law in Pakistan promising to hold elections soon.

Benazir Bhutto storming the citadel (May 15, 1986): After eight years of self-imposed exile, Benazir Bhutto landed in Karachi in 1986 to mass adulation amid tight security.

Benazir Bhutto the new challenge (December 15, 1988): After the death of General Zia in a mysterious plane crash, Bhutto became the first and the youngest woman to head the government of an Islamic state at the age of 35 in 1988.

Playing with fire (May 31, 1990): In 1990, Benazir Bhutto accepted her defeat after the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) won the elections under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif. There were allegations of money laundering against her.

Benazir under siege (August 31, 1990): President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed Benazir Bhutto's first government on August 6, 1990 on grounds of corruption and issued directives to Pakistans intelligence agencies to investigate the allegations.

The challengers (December 10, 2007): With President Pervez Musharraf beating a strategic retreat, former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto launch campaigns to take control of the future of Pakistan.

Daughter of Tragedy (January 7, 2008): Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and suicide attack during an election rally in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007.

Pakistan: Messpot of despots (July 2, 2012): On June 14, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's downfall became a reality show to beat anything ever shown on Pakistani television. The confrontation between the executive, President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party-led (PPP) coalition government, and the judiciary, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, reached a flashpoint.