Benazir's sacrifice may yet save Pakistan
Prospects of democracy in Pakistan were rising when Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif returned to the country and decided to contest elections. Movement for the rule of law spearheaded by lawyers and civil society actors in response to the unlawful deposition of the chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, since March 2007 was also a healthy development for the country. However, Musharraf started backtracking on the understanding he had developed with Benazir as his political allies were getting uncomfortable with the reception she was getting across the country.
And then came the assassin's bullet - in a professionally executed, targeted killing - raising important questions about the role of elements from within the establishment.… Seguir leyendo »