The most popular politician in Pakistan's largest party won't be staging any rallies or participating in debates as May's historic national election nears.

The reason: She's dead.

Yet Benazir Bhutto, assassinated more than five years ago, is still the standard bearer of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). In its TV commercials and banners, she has been pushed to the forefront of the party's uphill campaign to return to power in Parliament after a widely criticized five-year term.