Turning to the chart of Pakistan, we find some apposite links with Bhutto's chart:
Pakistan's Sun at 21 Leo 07 is conjunct Bhutto's Pluto at 21 Leo 21.
Pakistan's Mars at 00 Cancer 35 is conjunct Bhutto's Sun at 29 Gemini 55, and Mars at 4 Cancer 59.
And what about Pakistan's current transits?
Transiting Mars (retrograde) closely conjunct the country's Mars - infamous as the planet of war, but it's also the planet of taking the bull by the horns and finally getting to grips with long-standing problems, sorting them out or at least moving them forwards.
Transiting Neptune in the 10th house opposite the Sun - leadership crisis, a loss of identity and perhaps undermining of sovereignty somehow. Things tend to dissolve and flood with chaos until a new way of being in the world slowly takes form, but first the old ways have to be washed away.
Transiting Neptune square Ascendant & Descendant - similar to the above. Pakistan's relationship to itself and to its allies is radically changing. Something new and healthier is trying to emerge.
Transiting Pluto opposite Mars - signifies leadership crisis too, but also the need to deal with a lot of anger, sense of grievance, desire to strike out. Resentment and ego-wounds need to receive healing and understanding, as well as containment both physically and psychologically, to avoid spilling out uncontrollably.
Transiting Pluto sesquiquadrate Saturn, opposite Uranus, sesquiquadrate Pluto - a very tense bunch of aspects, fortunately Pluto is moving away from these now, although it won't be until the end of 2008 when it has completed it's series of direct/retrograde movements towards and away from these aspects. There is a need for reconstruction and rehabilitation between now and then to make use of the potential of this group of aspects.
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