Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed at least 14 of her supporters, doctors, a spokesman for her party and other officials said.
Bhutto suffered bullet wounds in the aftermath of the bomb attack, TV networks were reporting.
A suicide bomber had struck shortly after Bhutto addressed a political rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, witnesses said.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene could see body parts and flesh scattered at the back gate of the Liaqat Bagh park where Bhutto had spoken. He counted about 20 bodies, including police, and could see many other wounded people
Bhutto is helped from her vehicle following the October 18 suicide attack on her motorcade. Bhutto suffered bullet wounds in the aftermath of the bomb attack, TV networks were reporting.
Police warned citizens to stay home as they expected rioting to break out in city streets as a shocked Pakistan absorbed the news of Bhutto's assassination.
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” She died -Who? Benezir. HOW? What? Why ? Who? Many question to be answered.
Who was she?
Benezir was daughter of Bhutto- a corrupt man(PM) whose father was too governor.bhutto can also be called the reason for pakistan’s division into bangladesh. zulfiqar bhutto had all fraud money in swiss accounts-for which later benezir and her brothers fought each other. both her brother died soon- atleast one of them was assasinated by the then PM-benezir herself. Benezir too was corrupt like hes father- she has been involved in fraud and corruption worth millions of dollar- which was even proven in international court. her husband is a guilty for all sorts of crime -corruption to drug trafficking.
She lived in england for long to evade punishment and to keep the money. Later musharaf had a illegal deal with her to come become the PM-and that he would forgive her and not ask the money back-as if it was his own money. Indeed election would have been like any other musharaf elections-Rigged.
But musharaf-NOW- the most unpopular man in pakistan. has lost control over things due to killings in lal-masjid, bombing own people to please west, thousands of people missing, Emergency,………….
-So people of pakistan have lost faith in system. and many in despair have turned to extremism.
-Extremist now donot take order from musharaf-
they saw Benezir as problem and not as a solution and wanted to assasinate her- and they succeeded this time.
But what’s or who is next- may be musharaf himself.
But what abt the money of pakistani people which she swindled away.
It is unnfortunate.
My Condolence with the pOeople of Pakistan
Benezir- was classic example of politicians -who try hide or justify their illegal acts- saying they will combat TERROR and extremism- They only want make more many or stay in power.
-Benezir supported extremist in kashmir-when in power
-Later she tried to change her image by giving -moderate or anti extremist Statement- when she was charged of corruption and was in exile.
Who else could be benefited with death of Benezir Bhutto other than Musharaf ?
She had a fair chance of winning the elections in Pakistan.
People were fed up with Musharaf’s rule.It was quite obvious that the next PM would have been her.The story repeats, anything for the position.
Why doesn’t someone kill Musharaf?
May her soul rest in peace.God give strength to her family.
she was by far the best than musharraf bcz she had to come into power by the means of election not like musharraf(illegal president)by force.
when i listened the news of her murder i really shocked…may her soul rest in peace….
but now actually Govt. is really resposible for it.Lets see what she will do ????????
this is a Musharaff play for elections in order to avoid opposition.
she dared her life and came to Pakistan soil after exile to restore democracy.She knows she has threat from extremists, but still she came and conquered the hearts of the people of Pakistan. Well she is most admired Muslim woman in the world. She was the first Muslim woman to become the prime minister. she was iron lady of Pakistan. My sincere condolence to people of Pakistan. Her sole rest in peace.
bloody Musharuf cunning attempt like fox…always that fool backstabs to retain the fearfull power..he never live single day as man..he dies every day by using cunning plans on others..his evil face should punish…i dont know much about bhutto but for sure she is far good than musharuf…i pray god to rest her soul in peace.
imran khan wife jamima is threatening benazir so that she can rule. jamima was jealous of benazir . jamima as a jewish she want to destroy the people thats why she made her kill. musharraf become the persident he don’t need to kill benazir. it was jamima as a jewish behind this attack. like sonia ghandi in india killing her husband and ruling the country the same way jamima is doing all this just to become the president.
@pardesi-
Does it make any sense-
Jamima has divorced imran long back -if she had such intentions she would never have done so.
Who is jemima- she is daughter of late goldsmith(world’s rich man in 90’s) . goldsmith used keep the british cabinet in his pocket, and even was a big player in USA.
SO jemima was in love with imran-or else imran/pakistan meant nothing to her. -infact she donated a lot aid to imran’s hospital
@mentor toh mein kya karo. mera sar. jamima se shaadi karlo tum. bada shaouk hai sab ki personnel batein malaum karney ka.