Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan, terrorism |
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died shortly after being seriously wounded in an attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, news agencies reported on Wednesday.
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.
She was twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was sworn in for the first time in 1988 but removed from office 20 months later under orders of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 Bhutto was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari. Bhutto went into self-imposed exile in Dubai in 1998, where she remained until she returned to Pakistan on October 18, 2007 after reaching an understanding with General Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn.
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Tragic…Musharraf just took a page from the Putin playbook.
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What does this mean for pakistan? India?
It means more violence in pakistan, and india can exploit that instability. Musharraf is going to be in serious trouble with the elections upcoming.