Thursday 27 December 2007

Banazir Bhutto assassinated

Today, two times former prime minister of Pakistan and leader of Pakistan People's Party has been assassinated today in suicide attack. Ms Bhutto had just addressed an election rally in Rawalpindi when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. At least 16 other people died in the attack and several more were injured.

She has recently returned from exile and fighting to reinstate the democracy in Pakistan. She was attacked on the day of her return also killing more than 150 innocent people. She escaped to survive at that time, but this time the terrorists killed her.

Benazir Bhutto is the daughter of former Prime minister of Pakistan, Julfikar Alikar Bhutto, who was also assasinted by then Army dictator, Jiaul Haq in fake charge. His assassination also caused the political turmoil in Nepal and big movement against then Panchayati regime began causing referendrum in Nepal. Bhutto, who led Paksitan from 1988 to 1990 and was the first female prime minister of any Islamic nation, was participating in the parliamentary election set for January 8, hoping for a third term. She was one of the most popular leader in South Asia. She has travelled Nepal many times. As the true lover of Nepal and Nepalese, she will be always remembered among Nepalese people.
All the prominent leaders of contemporary world including Georg Bush, Man Mohan Singh, Girija Prasad Koirala expressed deep condolence on the killing of one of the well known political leader and condemned the assassination. We condemned the assassination of the most popular south Asian leader.

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