That fateful day last year Pakistan lost a charismatic leader in the form of the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. Its ironic that despite the fact that PPP since then has come to occupy the power house of Islamabad but it has brazenly ‘refused’ investigate the perpetrators and bring the ‘criminals’ to justice. What really irked me was when I watched Asif Ali Zardaris addressing a ceremony in Naudero commemorating the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Ms Bhutto, President Zardari said: “I know who killed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and I will expose them” and asked the ‘friends’ to come forward and help him instead of putting questions as to who killed Ms Bhutto
It is with the same concerning thought that one is bemused to see the PPP opportunists shedding a tear on her death anniversary on National TV, in the absence of any real commitment to launch a serious investigation, I believe these PPP opportunists should instead be celebrating this occasion, as it has handed them all a once in a life time opportunity which they continue to cash in upon the blood of their slain leader
Shakeel Anjum of The News Investigative cell shares an very detailed write up investigating the events following the tragic death. Quite simply without naming the perpetrator, he points the finger at many of our top leaders summarizing quite simply There is enough proof which points towards those who had played a key role in the whole plot that culminated in her assassination. But nobody can dare make any demand to unveil the elements because all these players are holding powerful positions
In the lack of a proper investigation, I might ask you to read this very informative article then answer this poll, maybe public opinion can help bring expose the perpetrators
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The News, 27th Dec 2008; One year on, Benazir’s murder is still a mystery, but not so much By Shakeel Anjum
The chances of charismatic former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination remaining unresolved, like other high-profile murder cases in the country’s chequered history, may appear to be high but the investigators probing the case seem to have untangled the mystery and the progress being made may still take them to some conclusive outcome. People privy to the proceedings and progress in the investigations confided to The News that unravelling of the mystery shrouding the shocking crime could lead to startling revelations, if ever made public, with serious political implications.
“Some of the leads that we have obtained from the entangled evidence, both physical as well as circumstantial, guide us to certain personalities but any disclosures at this stage might cause extremely serious repercussions,” one member of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) told The News. “There is no doubt that we are in possession of highly sensitive information that our investigations have led us to and we have reason to believe that any premature exposure of this information would open up a Pandora’s Box that would be difficult to handle. We don’t want to take a bite that we may find difficult to chew at the end.
“So, we have to be patient for a while before making any conclusive assertions. However, I would say that there have been stages in the course of the investigation, where we felt it was almost impossible to proceed any further,” the source told The News on condition of anonymity. Certain points have already been widely discussed in the public, and one of these is the ‘elimination’ of two very important persons whose statements would have been extremely useful for the investigators.
One is the death of Ms Nahid Bhutto, a cousin of the late Benazir Bhutto, in a road accident near Hyderabad on her way to Karachi from Naudero, less than a week after the tragic assassination of the then-PPP chairperson. Insiders claim while cousin Nahid Bhutto was busy talking to somebody in Australia over telephone from the Naudero house in Larkana after the burial of Benazir Bhutto, she is believed to have touched upon something sensitive, overheard by somebody present there but without her knowledge.
As soon as she realised the presence of the other person, Ms Nahid quickly wrapped up her conversation, saying she would discuss the matter on her arrival in Karachi the next day. She never arrived as intended. She was killed in a road accident near Hyderabad while going to Karachi! Who was the person present in the room from where Ms Nahid was making the phone call is an important question for the investigators. Sources claimed the suspects were too powerful to be made part of the investigations. So, there is a stumbling block being confronted by the investigators, at this point at least. A second hurdle to the probe is the assassination of Khalid Shehanshah, the personal bodyguard of Ms Bhutto and a key eyewitness to the tragedy. Circles close to Ms Bhutto insist Khalid Shehanshah, who had deep connections with the underworld, was ‘specially deputed’ as personal bodyguard of Ms Bhutto when she decided to return to the country from her prolonged self-exile on Oct 18, 2007.
He stayed close to Bhutto wherever she went after her return and was always in the back of the vehicle that Ms Bhutto rode during her election campaign. It will be instructive to recall that his behaviour on the stage the day Ms Bhutto delivered her last speech at Liaquat Bagh had been questioned but the issue was tactfully hushed up. The investigators believe that he was in the know of important facts concerning the assassination of the 54-year-old leader. His murder was part of a larger scheme to silence anybody who could become a source of vital information that would help resolve the mystery shrouding the assassination.
Another very interesting aspect that surfaced during the investigations by The News was the late-night meeting of the head of an intelligence agency with Ms Bhutto. Reliable sources said the gentleman came to meet Ms Bhutto at around 1:30 am on the night of Dec 26 (early hours of Dec 27) and went straight into the meeting, also attended by Rehman Malik, then security adviser to the former premier. One source privy to the discussions claimed the spy chief categorically told Ms Bhutto not to go to Liaquat Bagh to address the rally. He said credible information had been received that there would be an assassination attempt on her life during the public meeting.
“Benazir was caught in two minds for some moments but Rehman Malik forcefully refused to take that advice. He (Rehman Malik) told the gentleman: Benazir cannot sit in confinement. She is a leader and she has to address tomorrow’s rally because that is very important,” the source said. And then the intelligence boss left. When asked whether the then-ISI chief, Lt-Gen Nadeem Taj, met Benazir on the eve of the tragedy (in fact in the wee hours of Dec 27 at around 1:30 am) and told her about the threat to her life and advised her not to attend the rally, Adviser on Interior Rehman Malik, who was operating as the chief security adviser of Benazir as she was travelling all over the country in connection with her party’s election campaign, told The News that the meeting did take place. “Yes. The meeting did take place. I was part of the meeting. The discussion remained confined to political matters. The issue of any life threat to Benazir or concerns about her security during the next morning’s public rally (in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi) did not figure in the meeting,” Rehman Malik asserted.
After the rally was over and Bhutto boarded her vehicle, she asked Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who always sat on the right-hand side of the PPP chairperson, to exchange seats with her political secretary Naheed Khan. Amin Fahim obliged without uttering a word. Immediately, after taking her seat in the vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser jeep provided by a very influential property developer of the country, Ms Bhutto asked Naheed Khan to contact Nawaz Sharif, as she came to know about an attack on his rally on the Islamabad Highway. Some people were reportedly killed in the assault. While Naheed Khan was dialling Sharif’s number on her cell phone, a crowd came in front of the vehicle and prevented it from moving any further.
By the time Naheed Khan had almost dialled Sharif’s number and was waiting for the call to be connected on her Blackberry cell phone, Ms Bhutto placed her palm on the telephone and told her to call him later. Then she emerged from the sunroof of the jeep to wave to the cheering crowd. She had hardly started waving when the assassin fired at her at least three times. Evidently, two bullets hit her on the side of her head, slightly above temple. As she slumped back inside the vehicle and as soon as she hit the seat, a suicide bomber blew himself up. Collapsing inside the vehicle, she fell in the lap of Ms Naheed Khan, away from Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was sitting on her left.
There is enough proof which points towards those who had played a key role in the whole plot that culminated in her assassination. But nobody can dare make any demand to unveil the elements because all these players are holding powerful positionsSources informed The News that Dr Safdar Abbasi, sitting on the backseat of the vehicle, immediately checked Bhutto’s pulse, as she lay motionless in the lap of Naheed Khan. He was horrified because there was no sign of life. He knew she had died instantly, before falling in the lap of Naheed Khan. However, to prevent panic, he told Naheed Khan to press the wound hard to prevent loss of blood. The fellow knew fully well his leader had already been dead. Another intriguing factor was the early departure of the vehicle used by Rehman Malik, Senator Babar Awan and Farhatullah Babar along with a couple of bodyguards. In the past, this vehicle had always tailed Benazir’s car, never leaving enough space that might allow another vehicle to come between them. But on that particular day, they abandoned Benazir and dashed towards Islamabad. Even when they were informed of the blast (suicide attack), Rehman Malik told the driver to keep driving towards F-8, informing the other occupants that Benazir was OK and that she was following in her vehicle.
It was only after reaching the Zardari House in F-8 that Babar Awan and Farhatullah Babar came to know of the real situation and returned to the central hospital. But Rehman Malik stayed back at the Zardari House. When asked why he did not go straight to the Rawalpindi General Hospital and instead rushed towards the Zardari House in Islamabad, Rehman Malik claimed that he did go to the hospital first. “When I reached the hospital, I saw people crying. I saw Naheed Khan in the arms of another lady, crying her heart out. I could not take any more and returned to Islamabad,” Rehman Malik said.
Surprisingly enough, when the numbing tragedy happened, there was no other vehicle either in front of Benazir’s jeep or behind it! The vehicle that was supposed to follow Benazir’s jeep had already abandoned her. There was no police escort in front of Benazir’s vehicle to clear the way, something that enabled the people to come in front of the vehicle, forcing the driver to stop. The driver of Benazir’s vehicle — though panic-stricken — kept his senses under control and continued to drive the badly-damaged vehicle. However, after about a kilometre’s drive, near the entrance to the Committee Chowk underpass, they found Sherry Rehman’s vehicle parked on the kerb, with only the driver behind the wheel, waiting for other occupants. They quickly shifted the injured, or by then dead, Benazir in that vehicle to the General Hospital.
Meanwhile, three VVIP women of the party were seen madly running towards the Rawalpindi Press Club, carrying their sandals in hands in a bid to escape from the scene. One of them later turned up at the General Hospital, looking shocked and dazed and mourning the death of her leader. Another intriguing aspect was that the Rawalpindi police neither held any meeting to review the law and order situation nor made necessary security arrangements for the important event, which took place soon after a bomb exploded outside the venue of a public meeting addressed by Ms Bhutto in Peshawar. The police also had information regarding threats to the life of the PPP leader.
Even more interesting was the fact that nobody has so far bothered to ask the senior superintendent of police (operations) as to why he was in a hurry mopping up the assassination scene, or who ordered the action while the site should have been cordoned off to facilitate the investigators looking for clues — a routine exercise after any murder, more so after such an enormous and historic killing. All said and done, last year’s slaying of the two-time prime minister remains an unsolved mystery. Although, her party leaders and security officials have been harping on their seriousness about resolving the whodunit, a UN probe into her killing is yet to be initiated. With the scene of murder hosed down in no time, one wonders what a United Nations team would accomplish after all these months of efforts to unmask the assailants.
Along with Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Naheed Khan, Khalid Shehanshah was also present in the vehicle of Benazir Bhutto, assassinated right in front of Liaquat Bagh. In charge of her security, Shehanshah was one of the closest aides to Benazir Bhutto. After her murder, he was tasked with the security of Bilawal House. He also fell to the bullets of unidentified assailants on his way home from Bilawal House. What exactly he knew and why he was eliminated are the questions agitating the minds of people. Some are trying to divert attention from his killing by saying he had connections with the underworld dons, who might have orchestrated his murder. But how could the dons accomplish such a folly when Shehanshah was the security officer of the country’s most powerful person?
Background interviews with knowledgeable quarters and investigation by The News reveal various mind-boggling things that followed soon after a jubilant Benazir came out of Liaquat Bagh at the conclusion of what was widely billed as a successful election rally. She was palpably overjoyed, glowing in the success of the rally. All the way to her ‘bomb-proof vehicle’, she wore a broad smile while waving to the cheering and slogan-chanting supporters. She embarked the vehicle and for some reason after asking Naheed Khan and Makhdoom Amin Fahim to exchange seats, sat in the middle. Khalid Shehanshah and Nasir took the rear seat while Safdar Abbasi sat opposite to them.
For unknown reasons, the vehicle took a U-turn on the College Road to head back towards the Murree Road instead of plying the route chosen for her return to Islamabad. According to the security plan already finalised, Benazir’s convoy was scheduled to return from the other way — first heading to Raja Bazaar and then taking the alternative route. When asked why Benazir’s vehicle turned right instead of turning left, towards Gawalmandi, in accordance with the actual security plan, Rehman Malik said it was not in his knowledge why Benazir’s vehicle turned right instead of following the original security plan.
Rehman Malik said his vehicle was ahead of Benazir’s vehicle and further ahead was a police escort van. Who changed the route and why the vehicle was returned to the Murree Road against the security plan remains a big question mark. It remains unclear who were the people blocking the way of her vehicle. Equally perplexing is the question: where were the security people supposed to keep the passage of Benazir’s entourage clear for safe and speedy exit from the venue?
Then she handed over the portable microphone, asked Safdar Abbasi to shout ‘Jeay Bhutto’ and joined in raising the slogans while waving to the crowd. And that was precisely when the gunman pulled the trigger. Three shots were fired at her. One reportedly hit her in the temple and she slumped back on the seat, believed to be dead before she fell. She was in the middle of crying ‘Jeay Bhutto’ when hit by the bullet, a popular slogan that would be registered as her last words. The gunshots were followed by a huge explosion, allegedly a suicide attack. Later, inquiries led many people and investigators to believe the bomb was exploded only to cover up the fact that she was killed by gunshots. According to sources, little attention was paid in the inquiries to ensuring serious effort at identifying the person who pulled out the gun and shot thrice at Benazir from such close range. How he managed to take such a precise aim while there was a huge crowd around the vehicle and one could hardly hold one’s ground, with people pushing and jostling in a mad rush, is mind-boggling.
There was hardly any query asked whether the assassin was also killed or he managed to escape. No one knows who ordered the mopping up of the scene. Who were the police high-ups who issued the orders to wash up the crime scene but were never included in the investigations? The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted by the government to probe the incident, hurriedly came out with the conclusion that Benazir had died after her head hit the protruding lever of the roof that broke her skull. The JIT spent all its energies on proving this particular point, which was also announced by the director-general of the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema at a press conference.
But another government agency investigating the assassination later insisted the earlier ‘conclusion’ was not correct as it proved the wound in Benazir’s head was almost 5mm deep and two centimetres in width — deep enough to crack open her brain membrane, as a result of which, part of her brain oozed out of the wound. “All this evidence leads us to believe that she was hit slightly above her temple by a bullet, which ricocheted but did the fatal damage to her skull. The skull on the left side was crushed by the impact of the bullet and the depression was deep enough to damage the protective membrane of the brain. It is a proven fact that such damage needs an impact of at least 50 Newton force. A knock by the protruding sunroof lever could not cause that sort of damage to her skull. So, we have reason to conclude that it was one of the three bullets fired by the assassin that hit Benazir and killed her instantly,” a source privy to the investigations told The News.
However, the elements that wanted to hide the facts, instead of paying attention to the report of the country’s own investigation agency, called in the Scotland Yard police which could find nothing new and had to vet the earlier report submitted by the JIT. Surprisingly, nobody raised the basic questions as to who ordered cleaning of the crime scene. By the same token, nobody asked why the original route plan was changed at the eleventh hour and the vehicle carrying Benazir was diverted towards the Murree Road. Also unasked is the query why there was no official security vehicle in front of and behind the jeep carrying her after the rally was over.
Now that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is in power, it is intriguing why the government has not made any effort to reinvestigate the case. The government did promise that a UN probe into Benazir’s death would be initiated, but there has since been complete silence on the part of the PPP government, baffling many. This scribe contacted a number of individuals engaged at different levels of investigations into the case, and some of whom are still quietly working on it. They said the case could be resolved “only if there is a sincere will to resolve it and if there is a resolve to catch the culprits behind the most unfortunate assassination in the country’s history,” one of them remarked.
“There is enough proof which points towards those who had played a key role in the whole plot that culminated in her assassination. But nobody can dare make any demand to unveil the elements because all these players are holding powerful positions,” they confided. “There is ample evidence available that could lead the investigators to the mastermind behind the plot. The evidence is scattered in bits and pieces but not hidden. What is required is only to collect these scattered pieces of the puzzle and put them together and that would easily complete the picture, exposing all those involved in this conspiracy, not only against a person, but against the nation,” they said.
“However, we have to bear in mind that the forces who want to keep the facts under wraps would never allow any such move. The assassination of one of the major players involved in the whole conspiracy in Karachi some time back has effectively sent out a strong warning to others and none would be willing to reveal the facts. At least, not for the time being,” they continued. Today, it is exactly one year that the ‘Daughter of the East’ and the most popular leader of the country was assassinated. Today, the party of the late Benazir is in power. And yet, her assassination remains a mystery! The time to unravel the mystery will, however, come sooner than later and then we will know who killed the only hope the country had.
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70 responses to “27th December: Mourning or Celebration for PPP / Zardari?”
They are not just cashing in but using Govt Money to promote there party and announcing holidays for benazir while there is not even a holiday for shaheed e millat liaquat ali khan ? and the odd thing is the people voted them in ! just because of benazir ! its like buying a designer item, they are voting for a designer political party !
BB murdered was an illusion becuz BB could be headache for west in their phony war in which pak is hub.
Zardari can be more loyal-lackey who didnt care his wife and wanted to clear from his corruption cases so he accepted world masters plan for world rather Muslims domination
US-CIA and Zardari guards were used in that Plan and US also responsible for ZAB murdered and now his daughter and US is champion in assassinations through its CIA, Hariri ko be
I condemn recent attacks on Gaza by an israeli force after in decades since 1967 it was a biggest strike against innocents, Our blood is water and yoUr blood is blood. (US.orgy) destruction is [democracy and freedom] while (OS.org) resistance is [terrorism and intolerance]. Is dis Justice? nah becuz ur Plutocracy handicapped Jucidiary.you bribers goys
But if we get zardari like puppet-leaders then no one can stop these attacks neither get Justice.
If Israel go back to its b4 1967 position matter could resolve but it has been written in Protocols and Divine msgs that these 2 cousins if ya see in reality will mutually destroy each other and worldly Plutocrats gain profit from carnage and subjugation of both
I am not a fan of Zardari but I do find this post beyond decemby and insulting to Benaxir Bhutto. At least show some respect to a dead woman instead of scoring cheap points for you party propaganda.
This is my first and laat comment on thus site.
As a longtime fan of this site I see a trend of sensationalism that is disturbing and is turning a fine site into a cheap tabloid. This is where blogging stops being journalism and becomes propaganda and personal attack?
What would any half decent pollster say about 6 of your 10 options being PPP leaders? Why not add Imran Khan to this silly list?
You might score a few extra hits with this sort of mud racking but you loose the respect of long time readers.
it didn’t look like they are mourning on her death, it seemed like they are celebrating. Jialy’s having special dinners at super highway on return to Karachi from Garhi KB. ……
i closely watch the whole story after assasination of BB to the first press conference after the burial of BB and i observed the facial expression and body language of leaders of pakistan peoples party and i am shocked to see that only children of BB,naheed khan,party workers and few leaders were mourning and grieved.
and shockingly the body language of sheree rehman, rehman malik and asif ali zardari is devoid of any level of grief.
i feel that although asif zardari is not involved in assasination,he had been taken into confidence by the assasins of BB and he gave his approval.
What about the crimes committed by PPP jiyalas when they murdered, raped and looted businesses in Karachi and SIndh to take the revenge of BB’s murder? Who can dare to speak about that?
All our Media is a whore-house, they like to offer only what can be sold instead of finding facts..
Is the Media bold enough to highlight the grief of people and small business owners who suffered at the hands of these Jiyalas when the were looting and raping Sindh to condole the death of their *LEADER*?
i love “sensationalism” and “cheap tabloid”
There is a lot of undeserved hype about Bhuttos, both Zulfiqar and Benazir. ZAB was a compelling orator, charmer and may be a politician with historical potential, but in the end he chose to remain a vadera. When he came to power he instituted and even expanded corruption and political violence, not withstanding his role in refusing to handover power to Mujib resulting in the breakup of the country. I don’t know whether he was guilty of the crime for which he was hanged but he certainly was guilty of many other things. Both him and Zia who followed him are for the most part responsible for the mess that we are in today.
BB was child of privilege who for whatever reason believed that she had the ‘right’ to inherit party leadership. As a matter of fact watching a short portion of Sanam Bhutto interview other day I understood that this family thought of themselves so avant-garde that they actually considered themselves to be socialists…uh poor socialists! In fact this malaise of Gucci variety of socialism, which basically pretends to want a Mercedes for every one is very prevalent in third world rich families. You know… the inherited wealth, Oxford educated type.
BB was a political opportunist who might have become a victim of believing in her own lies and propaganda. Having the terrible influence of a two bit, no class thoroughly corrupt thug like Zardari, and possible complicity in her brother’s murder also did her no good.
I am appalled at this nonsense about calling her Shaheed or Azeem Leader by apparently intelligent people. She is/was neither. She was yet another tool of the western powers that have never left and have been controlling the political system through this privileged class. Even the bright Bhuttos like Fatima don’t get it; it is not their inherent right to do any thing, ZAB was a smart guy who clicked, rest is just scenery!
just happy to see Zardari at the top in the voting
Check out a new video of her assassination taken from a cellphone on a different angle.The owner is presumably dead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpUQtBdqYo
Pakistan Zindabad!
The article does point to some important facts and unanswered questions.
Generally speaking however the article is inconcise, repetitive and rambles on a bit.
@sibtain!
rightly pointed.
the scale of destruction by jiyalas is unprecedented.
lots of girls (in scheme 33 karachi around safoora area)coming from school and tution centers are kidnapped,many returned after rape many still missing.
jiyala wants to kill….ok we are ready
they want to burn our houses ……no problem
they want to destroy our business and property….welcome
but what we can not tolerate that some one put a his dirty hand on our chastity and our honour.
these incidents causes a deep rooted hatred among the fractions of the populations especially in karachi.
some one must come forward for the justice or atleast admit the unjustness.
On the 27th of Dec. ’08 @ 3 a.m. night, I saw a really cheeeeeeesy RAP SONG by BUKHTAWAR BHUTTO “dedicated to” her mother, the deceased B.B.
I watched that shit on Dunya News. There was a still pic of Bukhtawar and a rap music tribute crap was playing with booms-and-bams and what not.
What NONSENSE is this??
What hell kind of children are these?
I firmly believe that the biggest duty assigned to Zardari & Co. is to PSYCHOLOGICALLY ASHAME Pakistan and its citizens…
Furthermore, you hear in the news… PPP workers BURNT CANDLES WITH THEIR BLOOD!! Is PPP some kind of a cult? It’s like they’re offering sacrifice to some deity! (Astaghfirullah)
“MOHTARMA K MAZAAR PAR HAZRI K LIYE PAYSH HUWE”!!
Imagine, B.B.’s tomb is now becoming a Psycho-mass-control Mainframe, blackmail at its finest, on governmental scales…
Extremely biased post!
Where are the options to vote for:
Musharraf
Hamid Gul
Pervaiz Ilahi
Weren’t these the people Benazir Bhutto suspected of plotting to murder herÉ
who is responsible for her death.. very simple answer; who have most benefited. Mr. Zardari. The way he announced her will minutes after her death and hijacked the party was enough for me to blame him. I never saw this piece of junk before which includes, sherry, farzana etc before. not want to be personal but sherry does looks whore btw.
I am never a fan of BB or any other political party in Pak. But the way PPP govt. is promoting BB as a national hero is just another bull s. I still feel really disgusted after seeing a corrupt murdered politician getting more projection then father of nation. Shame on us.
Who thinks Pakistanis voted PPP in elections are totally wrong IMO. Elections were staged and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see CIA role in Pakistan.
NRO, 10 years to 5 years Nawaz exile, BB’s murder, Musharraf’s kicking out, Zardari president and standoff with India, its a chain of preplanned events and I am not talking conspiracies but facts. I don’t really give a shit to new map of Pakistan created by US defense journal, but current circumstances shows we are heading to that route. And first step have been achieved with unstable, unpopular and rather nut govt in Pakistan.
I see NWFP area from Afghan borders encompassing Sawat valley going under NATO and US military control very soon. 2009 is bringing big fireworks for sleeping nation, hold tight.
Don’t believe me?
Watch!
Rightly pointed. why the pervez musharraf not in the list.
who is believed to be the perpetrator of this murder.
come on guys, you asking this to writer, why don’t you ask this to Mr. Zardari? Why Mush is enjoying his life with full protocol as ex president? Surely Zardari must have known the fact that BB pointed finger at him?
As far as Hameed Gul is concerned, that is compeltely and utterly bull S. IMO he’s great man. and for sake of argument if he killed BB, then I support Gul than BB.
A very mature report of Investigative Journalism by Shakeel Anjum.Extremely heartneing to see people still dare to produce work like this.
Interesting is to see response of people it seems we have pre-concieved ideas,purely political and most of us do not want to deviate from them.
Murder sends a very strong message.To me this message was strong and clear ,any voice ,any personality people feel compensated with will be taken away.
This murder in the centre stage of broad day light was extremely sinister,who ever did it was not able to achieve what they wanted,total caos.
leaders belong to no one and yet everyone.I cried for her.She was fearless and courageous,extremely courageous.
Being a politcal leader she didnot do anything for me though so I safely changed my allegiance from her to Musharaff,who is still in the line of fire.
The thing is because of such acts it deters intelligent and decent people to come forward and join politics.
It seems so vain to write that no one deserves to die like that when ordinary people are deying just like that.
I thought she was murdered because she was a woman ,I thought about Talibaan group.
But what keeps disturbing me is the fact that ZRADAri was never suppose to be chair person of PPP.Which Benazir had written in Daughter of the East.
Zardari is not the chair person of PPP,Bilawel is.Omission of Sanam Bhutto,silence of Amin Faheem,Naheed Khan .Silence of Ghanwa and Fatima ……..there is too much silence…
Silence of Lambs
Suddenly Sherry Rehman the front face
Extreme shame though to see names of Amin Fahim and Naheed Khan in the list.
@ Three days of mourning imposed on public,
using public service media, exploiting for
party’s image to regain lost credibility,
but, with what ? the fanatical devotional cult
rituals to show what? that Bhuttos were
“pavitr” saints ? like other Peer Gaddi-nashin
fraudulants.
yes i also feel unjust to put the names of two especially naheed khan.
can we make a new list with pervez musharraf and usa on top and asif zardari & co in sequential order?
@ proudpaki,
ha ha ha ha ha h I like that, yes sure who
does’nt love Hameed Gul ?
Had the opinions of common masses the best way to get the best results, we won’t have Zardari as the democratically elected president.
Such a poll seems to be a extremely wrong approach to something which may turn Teeth Maestro into a cheap tabloid.
the sensationalism is required to get answers.otherwise we all know what will happen next.
Apologies – Amazingly I had forgotten to list Musharraf in the list – have just added him – sorry for the mistake, else I cant think of anyone else who might be involved in this heinous crime
As far as the sensationalization goes – we pale in comparison to the ‘sensationalization’ orchestrated by Zardari – lets not forget his UN address, it was truly hilarious how he positioned BB’s portrait.
But unless an independent investigation finds the ‘real culprit to prove Zardari’s innocence sadly the general perception is that he ALONE was the actual mastermind of the assassination with a few of his close and trusted aides working on the ground to implement his plans. Public perception is probably the most difficult to cleanse.
For now Zardari is Guilty until proven innocent
Dr Jawwad
All the six votes for Musharaff are casted by you.These votes are jury votes for murder culprit not for Jamhuriat.
I know you like him:)
Yassir
2 cousins if ya see in reality will mutually destroy each other and worldly Plutocrats gain profit from carnage and subjugation of both
Is the bank ruptcy of USA a fall of both?
lolzzzz farrah you got me.
yeh i like him very much therefore i wanna see him touching new hights……almost 6 feet above the ground.hahahahahah
@Le Mystique on December 28, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
you mentioned,
“Such a poll seems to be a extremely wrong approach to something which may turn Teeth Maestro into a cheap tabloid.”
What do you mean by, “may turn” into a cheap tabloid? LOL ; it is one ; reminds me of Sports World….but then it sells thats important; this guy has posted pictures of people’s daughters and sisters on his blog to get the traffic
aahaaaaa!
barrister again!
if it is cheap tabloid then….
why you are here barrister?
why we see your comments persistantly?
it seems that you also like the cheap tabloid….hen ji???
barrister remove the chishti from your name.
it hurts me so much.
Since Teeth Maestro has already given the verdict; there can not be any further discussion. Apparently he has used, “general perception theory” as evidence and going by his theory; All Muslims are Terrorist (since a great majority in the world considers them as terrorists); Pakistani Government was responsible was Mumbai Massacre (keeping in mind the general perception of Indians towards Pakistan’s Involvement) and the list goes on and on….
I do not support Zardari but this Zardariphobia should stop!!!! “wasay bhe app Khoobsorat hai TV ap achay lagtay hain” (prorably pointing to: bark, bark ; bark as much as you want!) Zardari’s Statement regarding Immi lad..
there is new trend appeared since musharraf left the office.
this behaviour has become ideology.you know what is this behaviour?…i call it:
” MATTI PAO ” behaviour.
1)700 innocent people sold to america.
nothing can be done ” MATTI PAO ”
2) judiciary was dismantled through clear violation of pak
constitution.
even the dogar is defecto judge, he is the CJ of suprem
court. nothing can be done ” MATTI PAO ”
3) BB was assasinated.
done is done. nothing can be done ” MATTI PAO ”
4) countless violation of constitution and law
if poor did it, make him an example. if powerful did nothing can be done, ” MATTI PAO ”
SOME ONE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRIMES COMMITED AGAINST PAKISTAN AND PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN.
otherwise we all will be ” MATTI PAO ” by ALLAH(swt)
Dr Jawwad
Like this “Matti Pao”.But Jokes apart it really seems we cannot do a lot.
1)700 innocent people sold to america.
”
Benazir Bhutto appointed Rehman Malik as chief of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) which then launched a secret war against the Taliban supporters in Pakistan, which amounted to a direct attack on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).The FIA leadership under Bhutto also angered Taliban supporters because they allowed the extradition of Ramzi Yousef to the US for trial on the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. One of the first acts of President Farooq Leghari after dismissing Benazir Bhutto on 5 November 1996 was to imprison Rehman Malik, the Additional Director General FIA on unspecified corruption charges.
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Do you really think Musharaff had much choice?
He would have never become a part in war of USA but he was not left with option and of course ,he has faced the backlash and he is facing it.
Prison cells like ,Abu Ghraib,Gauntanamo bay and Camp delta ,no one approved of these around the world apart from USA and Israel.
My prospective on Musharaff is he had thought like a soldier,war strategy ,he had reality infront of him.Note US had not attacked Iraq than.So US would have directly attacked us including Afghanistan ,Iran.
What ever happened is a sorry state but I do not think there was any other option.
I am not trying to prove my point but this I think was the only option.If we would have provided protection to these people US would have branded us as a terror sponsoring state.
AFter all the only reason for attack on Afghanistan was Osama is there.
No proof but just an alligation.
@barristerakc:
Let’s agree to disagree.
@ farrah
is it that simple? pervez musharraf supported america in the war against terrorism against the wishes of people of pakistan…..and people turned against him….no ma’am its not as simple as it is portrayed.
the fact is the silent majority was with him when he decided to take U-turn in the foreign policy aspecially fighting against al qaudia and taliban.
what was the starting point?
attacked the judiciary was the starting point when peoples of pakistan able to know the heinous crime he was involved.
and please correct this statement that 700 people sold to america the majority of those people were innocent with no background of armed struggle of any type.yes people have religious back ground that is why they became easy prey.
and also please do not forget that these poor people sold for money and money alone.
there are many crimes he had committed i want to see him tortured and brutally executed. i want him to die with very slow and excruciating painful death just because that house hold pig of america killed more than 2000 innocent women and children of jamia hafsa.for me that is unforgivable crime.
he shaked the social values and norms of the society he propagated vulgarity and obscenity in the name of enlightened moderation and cultivated the crops of SOBs secular fascist. these MF secular fascist laugh over the messacre of helpless and innocent rasikh ul aqeeda muslims.
just because of only one person.
he sacked and arrested the CJ and violated the constitution.
he arrested mohsin e pakistan dr abdul qadeer khan.
he was behind every deal in which assets of pakistan were sold just for chicken shit.
he impose a marshal law.
he openly celebrated of killing of 40 supporters who came to welcome CJ.
he turned islamic republic of paksitan into a banana republic even worst.
his crime list would be much longer than we know.
and i believe some day he has to pay those crimes.
i wish if could punish him by myself
@Pervaiz Musharraf ” handled ” the situation since
eight years, he should be held accountble, he was
replaced by another crook who is implementing the same
policies ?don’t forget, Barrister’s affiliations are
with both, hav’nt you noticed that ? Altaf, Musharraf
and Bhuttos, Barrister Altaf Musharraf-be-Zardari !
dr jawwad
Thanks for your response.I need to read more about these 700 people kept because ,my perception is they were caught from Afghanistan ,Pakistan Border.
As per the interviews I saw on Channel 4 from a Gauntanamobay detainee who was released from there.
@Farrah,
you are not going to defend Musharraf on 700
soldout Pakistanis by Musharraf admited in his
Book, madame ?
The world knows about that !!
No Asad
I am not going to defend Musharaff,he is responsible for his actions to people,you are his people too.
I am just an enthusiast who thinks he is a better option at present from the rest.
We are all wise people.Sometimes I feel like sharing my reasons with other people ,but of course everyone have their reasons to like or dislike leaders.
It is a matter of choice.But more or less we are persueing the same things Justice and betterment of Pakistan.
Innocent people victimised or tortured is not acceptable.
Particularly people in Pakistan are extremely vulnerable actually even here we are vulnerable.
So no I am not going to defend this.
@Dr.Jawwad
My sense of humour is not very good but today while getting back from work I was lol and wanted to share this joke which I read in taleem-o-tarbiat megazine when I was a child but somehow it came to my mind today and wanted to share it.
Musharaff Sahab ki dushmani Dr or Wakeel hazrat donoun sai hai.
Both Doctors and Lawyers rarely make mistakes but if they do ,
ones mistake takes the person six foot down and the others hang him six feet above.
So I must read my presciptions clearly at least.:)
@farrah
sorry for being so harsh. the musharraf issue is so painful for me that i am unable to hold myself every time i hear any thing about him.
thanks for the joke.but please do not affraid of lawyers our honorable barrister akc is there. he is really trying hard to protect and promote the altaf and musharraf and their legacy.
Dr Jawwad
I fully understand and no you are not harsh.
I didnot follow Dr.Afia story and the rest I cannot bear it.
My heart faints.
farrah!
after reading your post i opened the daily jang editorial page i found article of irshad ahmed haqqani. please follow the link;
http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/dec2008-daily/30-12-2008/col1.htm
Dr Jawwad
Thanks for providing link.When I read this and other reports ,Interviews and Guantanamobay detaines actual accounts presented in dacu drama.Camp Delta and Camp David these are horrific,it makes me feel insecure and sad .These were all done by Donald Rumsfield and Bush .
Hopefully Donald Rumsfield would be trialed.
This whole episode of War on Terror was horrible,it was extremly unfortunate that we as a nation were at the recieving end.
Can you please provide me a link for those seven hundred missing ,I have looked through various human rights links but was not able to find.Who were these people where were they picked from and what happened to them.
I do not find these people reported missing in human rights reports from Pakistan.I have read reports about LAL Masjid in human rights.
We ought to know this and should persue justice on their behalf.
I will be thankful if you could be of help on this.
farrah!
you have realy a gift.
unfortunately we do not know the exact details by names.but we do know the great injustice was done.
i shall try my best to collect and give you the links.
God bless you.
http://paki-blogger.blogspot.com/2007/11/weep-pakistan-weep-thy-own-people-are.html
http://united4justice.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/justice-denied-to-529-missing-persons-of-pakistan-an-open-letter-by-mrs-amina-masood-to-general-kiyani/
http://missinginpakistan.wordpress.com/
http://www.ansarburney.org/news/n187.html
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-155261139.html
@Farrah,
your comment of dec 30 @7.55 pm
of course you did not find these 700 disappeared
persons ” sold by Musharraf” list under reported
missing in Pakistan’s Human Right reports, please
interogate
Mr.Iqbal Haider Chairman of Hum.Right Commission of
Pakistan (spokesman of PPP on PTV )
Mrs Asma Jehangir Vice President of International
Human Rights “Club ” of illuminated UNO’s extras.
the above are the best spokeswoman/man of anti-Islam
lobby Mafia(very Catholic zionist)out side Pakistan.
Dr.jawwadkhan,
dec 29 @ 2.41 am
I am still laughing at your suggestion to Barrister,
removing Chishti, listen, if he does that, he won’t be
able to exploite the fight between Deobandis and
Barelvis anymore, which is the strategie of MQM.
hen, hen ? got it ?