Bhutto's book to be published ahead of Pakistan elections

HarperCollins has moved forward the publication of a book by former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto to Feb. 12, just six days before parliamentary elections in Pakistan.

The book, arguing that Islam should be reconciled with democracy, is among the final works produced by Bhutto before her assassination at a political rally on Dec. 27.

Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is shown in Islamabad on Nov. 7, 2007. Her final writings will be published Feb. 12.
(Anjum Naveed/Associated Press)

Bhutto, who wrote Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West in collaboration with Mark Siegel, a Washington lobbyist and personal friend, opens the book with a description of her return and the story of an earlier attempt on her life.

The New York publisher announced Monday that it was moving the publication date forward from April 8 with the co-operation and approval of Bhutto's family and advisers.