Category: PPP
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Bilawal Zardari, the new PPP Chairman
It is just being announced that Bilawal Zardari, the 19 year old eldest son of Benazir Bhutto, will be the new Chairman of PPP. Personally I feel this might in effect be a good decision for the Bhutto dynasty but a major rift within the party would definitely be seen in short order, as Amin…
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UPDATED: Mobile pictures – Benazir was defintely shot dead before the Blast
New Images updated below: Considering all the commotion and fuss created by the government of Pakistan saying the called that Benazir Bhutto was not hit by the three bullets but instead she hit her head on some ‘lever’ of the sunroof. Last night I was contacted by a person via Orkut who had uploaded these…
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Bhutto blames Musharraf if killed, email two months earlier
Two months before her death, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her U.S. adviser and longtime friend, saying that if she were killed, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would bear some of the blame. “Nothing will, God willing happen,” she wrote to Mark Siegel, her U.S. spokesman, lobbyist and friend. “Just wanted…
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Cause of death, Gun Shots or Sunroof? Govt foul play suspected
The first reports arriving the day Benazir died was three gun shots to the head resulting in her death, after she was buried today the Govt of Pakistan Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema offers a complete new explanation for the cause of death, he said that she was NOT killed because of the…
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A tragedy of Military Despotism and Anarcy
by Tariq Ali Published in The Guardian Unlimited, its worth reading as it shares some genuine issues about Pakistan Even those of us sharply critical of Benazir Bhutto’s behaviour and policies – both while she was in office and more recently – are stunned and angered by her death. Indignation and fear stalk the country…
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PPP contemplating on Contesting the Elections
Its been buzzing around the country that PPP might actually proceed to contest the elections on Jan 8th. A very high level meeting of the PPP is scheduled to be held today where this issue will be hotly debated after they come to a decsion of who will be the new party chairperson, in the…
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Benazir Bhutto Finally Laid to Rest
At around 4:30pm the body of the assassinated leader Benzair Bhutto has finally been lai to rest next to the grave of her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Please take a moment to offer prayers fro the departed soul – May Her Soul Rest in Peace Please submit your condolences here
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What choices do we have?
Guest Blog by Naeem Sadiq posted on the People’s Resistance Network One hopes that we have finally realised on a day as sad as this one, that the violence of the state and of fundamentalists can only take us to darker destinations. Never before have I witnessed such intense pain and sorrow, shared so much…
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Condoleezza Rice calls Zardari to request for Elections on 8th !!!
It was just reported on ARY One World that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had called up Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Benazir Bhutto requesting him permission to let the January 8th elections to go on as planned. I am not sure whats the agenda in all this but I suspect some serious…
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Shoot to Kill Orders issued in Sindh
It is jsut being reported that Shoot to Kill Orders have been issued to Sindh Rangers to control any unwarranted situation in Karachi – as it is expected to get worse as the time of Benazir Bhutto’s burial nears its final destination
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Elections still ON Jan 8 – Caretaker PM Soomro
Reported on Dawn News: Pakistan’s plan to hold a Jan. 8 general election still stands as announced by caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro , a day after opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. “Elections stand as they were announced, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro told reporters when asked if a decision had been made on…
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Benazir Bhutto’s funeral to start at 2:30p.m.
The funeral and burial of slain Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto will be held in Garhi Khuda Baksh, Naudero after Friday prayers, at about 2:30p.m. Pakistan Standard Time. A senior party leader said, Bhutto, 54, is to be buried in the family’s ancestral graveyard in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near the town of Larkana.…
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Nawaz Sharif pulls out of the Elections, while PML-Q, MQM & JUI – Silent
After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto the nation plunged into a confusing shock. Many loved this leader, while quite a few despised her since she was ruthlessly famous for her underhanded tricks which she used to manipulate her way around the political hurdles for the sake another chance on the throne of power. Its interesting…
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UN agrees on Condemnation despite Pakistans protest
Today soon after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto the United Nations quickly convened the Security Council for an emergency meeting to draft a strong resolution to condemn the attack on Benazir Bhutto – The UN condemned in the “strongest possible terms the terrorist suicide attack by extremists.” but it seems that the Government of Pakistan…
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Online Condolence Book for Benazir Bhutto
It is without doubt that an entire nation actually sheds a tear on the death of Benazir Bhutto, she was a hero to many, and rival to others, but the bottom line is that she was a brave leader of our nation and her struggles for democracy will not go unremembered. May Her Soul Rest…