Benazir Was Colluding with Musharraf as She Appreciated the American Pressure on Him

by Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Professor Amin Mughal, in his remarkable paper, After Benazir Bhutto: Some reflections, read at a meet organised by the Campaign against Martial Law, Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS,London commented: “I confess, in the least uncharitable terms, that I was never fond of Benazir Bhutto. In fact, I was inimical [...]

Hypercritically Those Who Shout the Loudest Against the US Have Send Their Children to the US

One can safely say that current ruling Pakistani elite including political, civil, business and military have sold Pakistan as much as for roughly $8 billion worth of assets abroad. This rough estimate is based on the available figures of two leading figures in Pakistani politics Nawaz Sharif & Brothers Limited and Zardari & Co Limited [...]

Sherry Rehman: Benazir Loved Wearing Skirts & Jeans

By Sherry Rehman How a woman should appear and how not to appear in her own life? Shouldn’t this be left at her own free discretion? I use the word “free discretion” since this formulation about ones own life should be done without any undercurrents of imposed perceptions. (The unholy trinity). Whether a woman dons [...]

Call Spade a Spade

Pakistan has innumerable problems and we are in the habit of blaming everybody else for these, except our own selves. One is not impartially recognizing the facts. We need to realize that political leaders are not angels and have their shortcomings. Benazir Bhutto is one such politician who has been turned into an angel. She [...]

The Bhuttos of Larkana

Benazir was No Suu Kyi

Over the last few months, even steadfast supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi were questioning her decision to keep her party, the NLD from participating in Burma’s first elections in 20 years. However flawed the vote, the argument went, it offered a tiny window of opportunity for democratic-minded parties to get a foothold in Burma’s [...]

SP Ashfaq Goes Against His Boss Saud Aziz

On October 23, 2010, SP Ashfaq Anwar, has become approver in assassination case of Benazir Bhutto. The official was responsible for Benazir’s safety. In his confessional statement, SP Ashfaq held ex CPO Rawalpindi, Saud Aziz, for flaw in security arrangements for the two-time prime minister. When contacted, Saud Aziz said he would record his statement [...]

Benazir Loved Suits, Skirts, Saris, Gowns and Jeans.

Seeing Benazir in a skirt reminded me of her times at Oxford, Surrey, Dubai and all those times when we spent together,” says Stephen Bubb,  CEO of ACEVO recalling his times with Benazir Bhutto during the 70’s adding that her death took a part of him forever…. By Stephen Bubb At a dinner party this [...]

Swiss High Court Judge Says Zardari Case Alive

Zardari’s ‘Swiss case’ is very much alive in Switzerland!  HC Judge Devaud strongly disagrees with AG Zappelli By Wajid  Naeemuddin The question of presidential immunity has been discussed in the courts and across media over the last many months. One of our TV channels had interviewed Daniel Zappelli, the Geneva Attorney General (then dealing with [...]

Did the Americans Kill Benazir Bhutto?

By Tariq Majeed Clues from a Parallel Case The clues to Benazir’s assassination were not far to seek, were the UN inquiry honest, and insightful.  There is also the history of such assassinations in Pakistan to learn from. With the requisite effort by competent Pakistani investigators such an inquiry would surely uncover not only the [...]