On 27 December 2007, Bhutto was killed while leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh in the run-up to the January 2008 parliamentary elections.
After entering her bulletproof vehicle, Bhutto stood up through its sunroof to wave to the crowds.
At this point, a gunman fired shots at her, and subsequently explosives were detonated near the vehicle killing approximately 20 people.Bhutto was critically wounded and was rushed to Rawalpindi General Hospital.
She was taken into surgery at 17:35 local time, and pronounced dead at 18:16.The cause of death, whether it was gunshot wounds, the explosion, or a combination thereof, was not fully determined until February 2008.
Eventually, Scotland Yard investigators concluded that it was due to blunt force trauma to the head as she was tossed by the explosion.