Aljazeera English's report on the death of Benazir Bhutto's death received more than half a million views in just 2-3 days. It's dramatic and captures the moment when some of her supporters received the news:
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Dec 28, 2007
Bhutto's murder
Yesterday Benazir Bhutto was killed in Rawalpindi, it's a shocking news and one of those things you remember where you were at the time (I received the news from a friend through twitter while having a late lunch). The news sent shock waves through Pakistan, making an already dangerous political atmosphere even more charged. Bhutto became the youngest prime minister, and first female, not only in Pakistan but in the Muslim world. She also fled Pakistan twice on charges of corruption, mostly directed towards her husband; she always denied them, but the charges never went away.
The barbaric nature of her murder shows how deeply violent Pakistan has become; the government blames Alqaeda and Taliban, that was expected!. But it couldn't have been the government; this was a huge blow to Parvez Musharraf who wanted the elections to go ahead peacefully, to gain some legitimacy, and Bhutto was the most suitable candidate to rebuild his image in the West. But now that she's gone, he's stuck with his arch-rival Nawaz Sharif.
No one knows how things will turn out in Pakistan after the elections now that the government has decided not to postpone them, but the political turmoil is set to continue as long as Musharraf is in control.
The barbaric nature of her murder shows how deeply violent Pakistan has become; the government blames Alqaeda and Taliban, that was expected!. But it couldn't have been the government; this was a huge blow to Parvez Musharraf who wanted the elections to go ahead peacefully, to gain some legitimacy, and Bhutto was the most suitable candidate to rebuild his image in the West. But now that she's gone, he's stuck with his arch-rival Nawaz Sharif.
No one knows how things will turn out in Pakistan after the elections now that the government has decided not to postpone them, but the political turmoil is set to continue as long as Musharraf is in control.
Jul 27, 2007
The Red Mosque saga continues
The stand off continues at the Red mosque in Pakistan. After the government took full control of the mosque, they've installed a new Imam to lead the prayers. On Friday prayer, the weekly day off of the Muslims, protesters prevented the government appointed cleric from performing the sermon demanding the release of the former Imam who's detained by the government.
Since the government took control of the mosques, bomb attacks against the police and the army increased killing dozens.
Since the government took control of the mosques, bomb attacks against the police and the army increased killing dozens.
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