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Dubai, UAE

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In Pakistan, Bhutto’s Death Hardest Blow

Bhutto’s death in Pakistan leaves either a huge opportunity or a huge mess – just which one is yet to be seen.

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All Comments (4)

zafar:

I think it is a fair assessment though a lot more can be said about Mohtrama and the people directly as well as indirectly related to her or to her Party Peoples Party as also the so called Leaders on our Political spectrum.
I however agree with the conclusion drawn by the writer.

M. Walkenhorst, Germany:

An interesting statement. I am not that well-informed but when I heard of Benazir's murder, my first thought was, this would be an alarming danger for the whole world, because it would consequently cause the collapse of Pakistan. Albeit the corruption affair during her premiership, she was the ray of hope for a democratical future of Pakistan. But now it seems to me, Pakistan could be the first failed state with nuclear power, and this, to be honest, makes me tremble with fear.

Nicole Walter:

Benazir's death shocked me, although yes it was predictable that it was a stark possibility still the reality is always different when it hits. I am not sure - from a security point of view - that her death could have been averted. The car was for sure bullet and at least partly bomb proof, standing up to greet - although her braveness and commitment to put herself at risk for her country has to be appreciated - at one of the riskiest points is not a security conscious thing to do - especially when one knows what is lurking out there!

I am not a specialist on Pakistan but logically Musharraf had nothing to gain from his death - it seems more likely that those who did it wanted chaos and take advantage of a blame game they started. It is horrifying how little these kinds of people value life and could use Benazir's to achieve their own aims. I admired her, although I never met her, whenever I saw her speak she spoke a lot of common sense with style and clarity, she for sure will be dearly missed by many. I am not sure, with all due respect that her 19-year old son or her husband with his chequered history are the right ones to lead her party - why no take someone who has been there all along? Someone militants et al would have less reason to try to kill as well! Hasn't there been enough tragedy in Pakistani politics? When will everyone in the world wake up to the fact that power does not necessarily make anyone happy!! As Benazir has touched so many in life and now in death I hope it will be a wake up call for the world at large! May her soul rest in peace and I hope Pakistan will turn into that direction as well as this is what she wanted and she deserves to see it happen from wherever she is now!

How stupid:

An opportunity for what? Answering unanswered questions to resolve. This is just plain stupid.

The questions to be resolve existed before Musharraf's incompetence that allowed the murder of Bhutto.

Further, Bhutto had the answers to the "unanswered questions". That's the reason she was murdered ( but not murdered by those being reported as the perpetrators).

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