Ominous Thoughts

Here’s a bit from a Washington Post article about Pakistan’s prospects in 2008.
“The country has already suffered so much. Can’t we honor Bhutto’s legacy by making peace?” said Muddassir Masood, 33, who works in the cellphone industry. “But everyone has an agenda now. Bhutto’s party wants the election held because it will get the [...]

Soapy Soapy Time

Recently, someone sent me this message about Ms. Bhutto, and I got his permission to respond to it via this blog.
“Lets not forget that Bhutto is perhaps the only person more corrupt then Musharaff. Thats why onlt like 6% of the population supported her.”
I will concede that Bhutto more than likely had an element [...]

Hmm…No

According to the BBC, the Pakistani government has issued a statement saying the official cause of Ms Bhutto’s death was “a knock on the head” from ducking into her vehicle and not bullets or shrapnel.
That’s totally ridiculous. It goes against the testimony of many eye witnesses who have said she was shot twice before [...]

Benazir’s Life Part III

What happened?
After a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Mrs. Bhutto got into her bulletproof vehicle and then popped her head through the roof to wave at the throngs of supporters. The Washington Post reports:
She raised her torso through the hatch, and several gunshots rang out, an aide seated next to her said. Just as Bhutto sank [...]

Benazir’s Life: Part II

How did we get to the situation in Pakistan today?
It seems that the War on Terror was the best thing to ever happen for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. The alliance with the US gave him international legitimacy and solidified his power.
As the BBC describes, Musharraf awarded himself another 5 years as president in 2002 [...]

Benazir’s Life: Part I

Who was Benazir Bhutto? Part I
Mrs. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was elected to the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, the first time in 1988 and then again in 1996.
She came from a very prestigious and political family. Her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was the [...]

Rest In Peace

As some of you may have already heard, Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani Prime Minister who returned to her country to help the push for a true democracy has been assasinated.
I didn’t know very much about Pakistan before I started working for Dr. Ahmed, but as I became better acquainted with the crises, I [...]