The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is a tragedy of extraordinary proportions. She was one of the few women who succeeded in becoming a head of state against steep odds. This was especially an accomplishment in Pakistan which is a relatively conservative Muslim country.
The effects of this assassination are being felt not only in Pakistan, but around the World as well. Let’s hope this is not a setback for the establishment of democracy in Pakistan.
The situation in that part of the World is unfortunate, the instability is partially created by what is going on in Afghanistan. There are sections of Pakistani society which do not like any alignment with Bush or his policies, it is probably these people who are responsible for these unfortunate and violent events.
UPDATE:
Upon reviewing recent media reports on the Bhutto assassination, and upon seeing the flip-flops of the Musharraff government on the assassination, one feels the strong suspicion that the Musharraff government was either directly or indirectly involved in the assassination. In any event, it doesn't look good on Musharraff and he may be in even deeper trouble than he was before.
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