"Long Live Bhutto" Banner: Why English?

I wondered about the "Long Live Bhutto" banner - in English - in photos

• After the explosions, sorting survivors out from parts of people, cars, and trucks.
• Later, with more of the fires out, still picking up bodies

My first thought was that the banner was intended for an English-speaking audience, probably the UK, the Commonwealth, or America. The Commonwealth was my best bet, since Pakistan is a member, again: I think. That country has popped in and out a couple of times.

A little checking showed that English is an official language of Pakistan:

48% Punjabi
12% Sindhi
10% Siraiki (Punjabi, with differences)
 8% Pashtu
 8% Urdu (an official language)
 3% Balochi
 2% Hindko
 1% Brahui
    English (also an official language, and 
    the lingua franca of Pakistani elite 
    and most government ministries)
 8% Burushaski and other languages

So, that banner is most likely a symbol of pan-Pakistani support, more than an effort to get on the evening news.

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