Some thoughts on Benazir’s Assassination
Benazir Bhutto, the daughter of the East, is dead. The entire nation is engulfed in grief , emptiness and bereavement. The nation’s loss is gargantuan. The country has lost one of its finest daughter who had the charisma and political acumen to lead the nation twice as it Prime Minister. Bhutto’s assassination .
She came under intense criticism for her failures to fufill the aspirations of millions of poor people while being the Prime Minister twice. Her two stints in office were smudged with charges of grand corruption. However after her return to the country from self exile in Oct,2007, she seemed to grasp the challenges ahead : of fighting obscurantism , militancy and also to restore a semblance of democracy in the country . Regretabbly her violent death has dealt a great blow to the prospects of restoration of democracy in near future.
While the nation is mourning her assassination, it is also time to reflect upon the direction in which our nation is moving. The anarchy, chaos and violence, following Bhutto’s murder, does not serve any purpose.
It time for the nation to exhibit unity, fight obscurantist tendencies, and defeat all obstacles in the way of prosper and progressive Pakistan.
The resilient nation has been through difficult and turbulent times before and will also steer out of the present haze which has eclipsed the country.
It is also imperative for President Musharaf to take political leader, across spectrum, into confidence and pave the way for organizing general election at the earliest.
The only way to vanquish militancy is to restore full fledged democracy with the reign of the government in the hands of democratically elected representatives.
Jinnah, Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto fought through out their lives for the cherished democratic values. Let’s their legacies be preserved and upheld.
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