Now Q league and Sheikh Rasid should go in hiding forever…. otherwise BB supporters will kill them.

Extremely sad news.

@ admin

could you please ensure that people don’t disrespect her at least for a couple of days.

She was a human being and not ideal but we should realise that she was a leader who is very popular in a big segment of society.

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This is a very very bad news for all PAKISTANIS

We should pray to ALLAH almighty to safegurd Pakistan. We must show wisdom to show courage and strength to face the coming days.

YA ALLAH HELP PAKISTAN and PAKISTANIS.

I don’t know how this country will be saved now. I see very very bad days ahead. Inna lillah-e wa inna illahe rajauoon.

MAY ALLAH GIVE HER SOLE PEACE AND BLESSINGS

I did not like her but this is extremly sad news. yet another shaheed in bhutto family

I am not a BB fan at all. But at this moment i feel very very sad. I agree with Optimist. She was a human being first and then our elected PM twice. She was a popular leader and right now she deserves respect.

I do not like her but feel sad at her death. It is not a win for anyone. Our country has no what so ever law-and-order. Only Musharraf (Busharraf) is safe and no one else.

BTW I have heard that Naheed is also killed. Can someone please confirm it for me.

I am busy with videos, please share any updated news in the comments here …

Admin

this link has some info

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_as/pakistan

Musharraf is the sole beneficiary:

1-possible postponement of the elections
2-political turmoil and further manipulation of the situation by general
3-to crush upcoming lawyers movement by reimposing emergency rule
4-To justify further attacks and displacement of civilians in sawat,FATA,NWFP to serve United states interest.

The only solution of the problem is to oust Musharruf who has given blood bath to the nation ever since he has occupied this country.

Now Musharraf should also be hanged. This man has to go - he does not deserve to be in this seat.

Its really very very sad to hear.

Its a very sad news. We all can disagree but this killing should not be tolerated.
Inna lillahe wa inna ileh rajeoon.

after she finshed her rally she got in her car. 5 shots fired in her direction and one of them hit her in the neck. Than come the explosion. Bullet in the neck was the cuase of death. Mystery explosin has been labeled sucide bombing.

INNA LILA HI WA INNA ELYIHE RAJEOON!
Very sad and shocking news. I politically oppose the ideology of BB but this is what I never wanted. I think nobody likes this

Update: Sheri Rahman and Naheed Khan are said to be serious.

I’m saddened by this news. Thou i didn’t agree with her policies but I always admired her understanding of political chess board of Pakistan. May Allah have raham in her soul. Never expected anyone to commit such a brutal crime. I held Mush for responsible for loss of her and hundreds of Pakistanis who perished to date in violence invoked by our Illegal President.

ALLAH UN KO JANNAT ME JAGAH DEY OR UN KI FAMILY KO SABAR DEY.

ALL, PLEASE DISREGARD YOUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES, PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY AND FOR OUR COUNTRY

ALLAH PLEASE SAVE MY COUNTRY

If PPP has balls, they should immediately march towards President House with masses and kick Mush all the way to liaqat baagh.

Rasheed

Sad news indeed.

One worry is that how will the people of Sindh, interior Sindh, will take this?

Difficult as it is to raise this at such a time, the question is: who benefits from this? Who could be behind this? I don’t think Musharraf will be the sole beneficiary. Will this also be swept under the carpet as yet another “suicide bombing” carried out by some mysterious and mythological “terrorist” whose head will be found and rigorous investigation carried out but without any conclusive results? BB and husband Zardari had earlier fingerpointed some influential personalities in the former govt. (that letter they wrote to Musharraf before her arrival to Pakistan). Who were those people by the way?

what kind of bullet proof car was this. BB was first shot and then the killer blew a 4kg bomb. BB’s jammer were also dud. I smell a very bad conspiracy here.

very very sad news indeed
do we expect a blood bath in pakistan now?

This is very sad. A leader as popular as BB can be killed like that, what sense of safety are you and I to have in Pakistan?

May Allah be the guardian of us all, and help her children and the rest of the family!

very shocking news. May her soul rest in peace.

ALLAH PLEASE SAVE MY COUNTRY.

Asif Zardari now on his way to the airport in Dubai.

Yes, Sherri Rehman not dead but critical

Its a sad day for all of us. This is not right. No one deserves to be treated like this no matter what.

Ahh..very very sad news in the history of Pakistan.May Allah rest her soul in peace.
Now I fear for the riots throughout Pakistan.
May Allah protect my country

PPP workers very angry, burning tyres, breaking shop windows, shutting down bazaars.

Firing at Nawaz Sharif’s jalsa also, but he wasn’t there.

naheed khan is also in critical condition

PPP leadership(remaining) need be careful here. What ever they decide, PAKISTAN SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED.

PPP has support in all four provinces. Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan.

People like Makhdoom Ameen Fahim should make sensible decisions to control sentiment of people and use it to strengthen democracy and through dictators out.

Ju chalay Geyay Allah un ki maghfirat fermay aur ju baki reh geyay un ko saber aur sakon ki tofeek dei. Ameen. Yay wakt apas mai lernay ya aik dosray kay asbaab wo jaan ko Aaag laganay ka nahe balkay apas mai saber kay sath rehnay ka hay. Allah hum sub per rehm fermay. Ameen

Update: Liaquat Jatio, Former PML-Q minister’s house is set on fire in Dadu, Sindh.

Update: Moblie phones and Lan lines are not working in most of the Pakistan now. NS and Javed Hashmi are in the civil hospital.

Who do people burn the shops of other Pakistani citizens whenever something like this happen ? Are they honest to the country ?

Mobile service suspende in Pakistan

Cable service suspende.

many areas electricity dsconneted

They just showed Sheeren Rehman on Aaj Tv, she seems to be fine now.

Sherry rehman seen ok at ARY

some really graphic pics
http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,2975,00.html#1_0

BB dies at 6:16pm Pakistan time. BB was attacked on Thursday Oct 18 and she got killed the same day on Dec 27.
The reason of death is the shot in the neck, not the bomb blast.

At this very moment Altaf Hussein is shedding crocodile tears on live television.

He is SICK. Please watch his lugubrious speech.

altaf hussain ranting and crying loudly on geo tv. somebody kill him please

even though i despised benazir the news of her death is TRAGIC! i hold musharraf and the agencies responsible for the attack. what has this man turned our country into? may Allah destroy musharraf. he is a heartless brutal and cruel old man

I have always hated Altaf Hussain with a passion in my life, but he’s said something very thought-provoking on Geo TV live coverage, saying Rawalpindi has taken away 3 PMs of Pakistan and urged people to understand the forces working to destabilize Pakistan. That we do in deed.

Let this event become a catalyst against military hegemony!

Update: Aaj tv shows the footage. In Karachi, PPP workers are on the streets and they dont let pass any car and if any car comes they make the driver stop the car and then destroying and burning the cars. Most of this violence is occuring in Liyari and Malir. All major highways in Karachi are blocked. More than 50 cars are destryed and burn as of now in Karachi

Lathi charge in peshawer to control angry rampaging crowds,
Attacks on DC and other govt servants house in Jacobabad
Stoning on passing cars on highway in Karachi
Liaqat Jatoi’s house set on fire

Do not defame Rawalpindi.
If dictators hang some one in Jail then it is not fault of Rawalpindi People.
Zamurrud Khan was PPP MNA from Rawalpindi, for whome BB had come to ask vote of people.

You should work against dictators and their suppoters like MQM Altaf shedding CROCDILE Tears. This person speaks senseless.

Yaqub, use your senses, the reference to Rawalpindi is obviously against the establishment based in pindi, not the people of Rawalpindi or the city itself.

This seems part of plan to make Pakistan another Iraq.

ALLAH Pakistan ko qaim rakhay.

she was treading a dangerous path… too pro-US. this was predictable. my reaction: sad but not surprised.

@Hasnain
I know what you mean, but look who is talking in this contex Altaf Hussain The biggest supporter of MUSH. He was trying to fire provincialism.

What ever she was, but i believe this could be some plot to create cause in pakistan where India and USA will interfere now, we need to be calm and think sensibly how to over come situation like this…. we are going toward civil war… this could be to delay Election ….

It is possible that uncle SAM is pulling the strings. W e have to. be careful as PAKISTANIS

Aaj tv confirmed that actually 2 shots hit BB. One in the head and other in neck. The shot is the head is actually the cause of death. She already died before she could even reach hospital.

this is not american plan, this is musharraf plan. america wanted to bring in benazir in govt and was pressing mush to do it. mush didnt want this, but he couldnt say no to america. so he killed benazir.

INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJIOON

Altaf on Aaj tv at this very moment. I cannot listen to this guy anymore. OMG.

MUSH must leave the president post. Some sensible person should take over.

shot in head reported as immediate cause of death, totaly 3 shots , two on head and one in neck.

reports says that benazir died before reacing hospital

Altaf shedding tears on Aaj tv now. This guy is a BIG DramaBaaz.

At high level meeting of ‘cabinet’ and musharraf, discussing whether to delay elections.

firing near shahi quilla in Lahore, one person killed

attack on WAPDA offices in Sukkur, several cars burnt

khair pur two people dead in firing

If people don’t come on streets now and send this army to gallows .. then this country does not deserve to be on the map of earth.

No electricity in most of lahore, police on the patrol, bazaars closed

Sources said that according to post mortem reports, most probably, she got shot from a very close distance. How come someone with the gun was able to come that close to BB?

Killed in classic Musharraf/MQM style.

There was no way elections were going to happen. Q league would’ve been routed and Mush would’ve been impeached. Benazir had also deviated from the script where she was supposed to play second fiddle to Musharraf.

Musharraf has punished Benazir Bhutto for planning against him in the future parliament with NS.

firing and agitation in several areas in intrior sindh

qazi hussein ahmed announced ‘pahiya jam’ strike country wide tomorrow

Aaj Tv sources are saying that the cause of death could be Heart Attack.. She had a stroke as well. The shots on the head and neck could be palets from the bomb blast.

MQM’s agenda has been furthered. This is a plot against Pakistan.

I am shocked and can’t think straight………….. this is something unthinkable …. I feel as if my closest relative had died. This is unacceptable…..

Aaj Tv sources are saying that the cause of death could be Heart Attack
, because of the shock.. She had a stroke as well. The shots on the head and neck could be palets from the bomb blast.

We got to wait to get the confirm reports from the doctors.

pejamistri

people are on the streets, and the country is burning. every small and large city is witnessing rioting, firing, and arson, this includes govt servants homes, banks, govt offices, shops..

Its a very sad moment. May Allah help us and put us on the right path, aameen.

Bhutto family and Gandhi(Nehru) family are the victims of subcontinent politics.

Really sad news!!! I didnt support her at all but this is not what anybody deserves. It is sad day for pakistan. May Allah bless this nation with strength and unity at this turbulent moment.

@Farooq
May I add, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman family too.

Absolutely shocking and condemnable. Condemnable is a very light word and must be deceiving. Let us all unite and get rid of the plot-writer Mush. The sooner you get rid of, the better it is for Pakistan. Not surprising if the elections get delayed, but to delay the removal and end of Musharraf would be very damaging to the country. It has already proved worse and it could prove the worst.
May Almighty help us.

Its very sad news to hear.

May Allah help us survive this cricis

Everyone in Pakistan,

Admin

Update: The train coming from Peshawar to karachi, Khushaal train has been burnt, stoned and destroyed.

BB- 1953-2007
May Allah bless her, and guide Pakistan. Ameen

Shah latif express set on fire near tando waalia

This is targeted killing. She was shot in the head and neck.

In some areas, people looting shops and banks ( AJJ TV report)

similar unrest in quetta

plz all of u pray about the safety of those innocent ppl who are in trouble because of these riots..my ammi was travelling in a bus..and that bus was set on fire by some ppl. plz pray all of u for safety of all those who are on the way to thier homes.

benazir is killed by her own party’s ppl. she killed her brother and don’t forget what she did with her mother. so what u sow so shall u reep.

Boat Basin in Karachi is burning

this is the most nasty situation after may 12

If Musharraf is not publicly hanged for killing BB, then the country will disintegrate.
Nothing else will cool down the anger.

there is a news floating that in few hours ..there will be a karfu in the whole country

Yes, people must come on the street but if they come in a chaotic and haphazard manner all we will get will be destruction and an excuse for the army to tighten its rip.
The leaders across the parties - Aitzaz, NS, IK, Qazi, Wajihuddin etc - all who have some stand against the army - should come together immediately and give some direction to the ensuing chaos. They should give a call for long marches across the country - in Islamabad walk to the President’s House, in other cities to Governors’ houses, to other offocial monuments. These leaders must use their popularity to channalise people’s emotions into positive outlet…by giving them a direction to protest…

Kalila

@isha, Please don’t be so insensitive. At least have some common sense at this traggic time.

two buses set on fire near lahore press club

a train near larkana set on fire

rangers sent to three divisions of punjab, lahore, pindi, and multan

rangers deployed on all important government building

I would hold America responsible for it - because they pushed her in this deal and then to please them she had to give such open statements which were not needed like giving up AQ Khan to America and allowing America to come in tribal areas and operate. Even if she had meant that she should not have issued such statements

Even now if America would insist on Musharraf staying then Pakistan ka Allah hi hafiz.

There is only one way to get out of this impasse - Musharraf and his team has to go. He has not been able to protect anyone so he has to go

I remember Javed Hashmi when he met BB had advised her not to trust the generals and that is right.

RAWALPINDI HAS A DISTINCTION OF CLAIMING LIFE OF THIRD PRIME MINISTER

In killings of all of them ARMY HAS BEEN INVOLVED. In this killing there is no doubt that Musharraf and his ISI Nadeem Taj are directly involved.

Liaqat Ali Khan
Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto

all assassinated in Rawalpindi.

Down with army and down with Pervez Musharraf. Even now if army insists on keeping Musharraf then shame on them.

80 cars burnt down in karachi

Sheikh Rashid had said that thsi will be the bloodiest election campaigh ever…he was right….but why? how was he so sure?
Kalila

@admin
Can we post this pic on the top of this page?
http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/abc_bhutto_dates_071227_ms.jpg

there was no need for the so called national reconciliation, if this was the intention.

It is the time that one of the leaders - NS perhaps is in the best situation - to speak to the nation and lead demonstration against Mush/army.
The emotional outburst needs to be guided soon. It cannot be today but it must be in a day or two. If this does not happen then the army and perhaps ultimately USA will use the chaotic situation for their purpose.
Kalila

Sheikh Rashid’s election office has been set on fire.

Shujaat Hussain saying on PTV saying that on one group would be allowed to take advantage of this incident. Shame on him.

Liaqat Jatoi house in Karachi set on fire.

@nota,

International news site are touchy about copyright issue. Can you make something like this yourself?

Admin

Yes Nawaz Sharif should rally both the parties and come out against Musharraf and tell the army in eye that their time is over and Musharraf has to go - come what may.

As long as Musharraf is there this country is doomed.

no plz ..this is not a nice pic..

This is a big big tragedy. Benazir was a very very important leader no matter what. Mush is now surely gone.

bhaioon aur behnoo.. zia-ul-haq ko kis nay mara thaa…wohi agency mr musharaf koo bhi lurkayee gee

Updates: Mian Soomro property has been put on fire by PPP workers.
United nation has callup for a meeting as a result of BB asasination.
More than 10 banks and Nadra office in ISB/Pindi has been looted and burnt to ground by PPP jialas.

It si time that the nation must take control in its own hand…
destiny has given NS another chance to be a great leader…
He must rise to the occassion…
He is now the most popular leader alive in Pakistan…
He must lead public demonstrations to get rid of army/mush…
Kalila

Musharraf and Q league and MQM-have WON

Now is the time;
That all parties hsd unite and KICK
THIS BUTCHER “MUSHARRAF” OUT OF PAKISTAN. RESTORE PRE 3RD NOV JUDICIARY.MAKE A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERMENT AND LATER ELECTIONS…

Musharraf is the problem and all this blodhed of today and in last 7 years is b/c of him.

On 12th May Mush barked that it is the power of Awam and now he barks again and request the people to remain calm….
Mush has become the symbol of brutality…. and he has to go…
People all over the pakistan should march to cantonments and to president house… some one should throw Mush out…

Inna lillah -e-rajioun

I was absolutely no supporter of her, but the way she departed from politics and this world is a disgrace to the nation. She had obviously enemies in several camps….PML-Q, The frontier and most probably in the secret services also.

Now PPP MUST boycot the elections. This is the only way to fight the criminal establishment in Pakistan.

/Saqib

Kalila: So, is NS the beneficiary of this tragedy? Which means what? Another round of ISI (agencies) NS alliance? Have the agencies again adopted him, like they did during the Zia years? Where is that fat toad of Rawalapindi, Sheikh Rashid? What role he might have played in all this? He is, after all a main pimp of the agencies.

Army has to go now. If jialias done do something now then PPP would be finished forever.

Even though I was against BB but this is not we wanted. politics is something else and murder is something else.

There is no doubt that ISI was involved in this murder becasue she had got in her car which was bullet proof and then a sniper killed her.

ARY is going wrong news that she had died due to impact of explosion. This is most ridicilous explanation - The agencies are tryting to manipulate the situation again

People should also not spare teh chaudhrries also. They are also a very terriorist group.

I some how agree with isha. Whoever get very very popular in Pakistan. Uska yahi anjaam hota hai. Foreign forces doesnot want Pakistan to get stable.
@Kalila, sorry we tried NS twice and he failed, so I dont think that he deserves to get another chance to rise for the occassion.

@Dervaish…
you will have to think beyond petty politics…
my fear is that the image taht will be given to the world will be that extremists are taking over Pakistan….the result will be the the US hold over the country will be tightened. Even a physical take over of nuclear installemnts under this pretext cannot be ruled out. Alternatively, Mush can impose marshall law and we will be back to 1958/1977/1999….
In my opinion the immediate task is to save Paksiatn from the two dangers I have mentioned.
I said NS only because in terms of popularity he is clearly ahead of any one else alive. If BB had allows any second line to be developed, I would have said that he/she should take the lead. I am no supporter of NS, In fact, in my first comment I had said that AA, IK, Wajihuddin and NS should all join. And i think that will be the best way forward. NS will have lead beacuse he is rightly or wrongly the most popular. But if is joined by others, he cannot hijack the situation. That is the only way that people can be the winners and something good can come out of thsi tragedy…

Kalila

Aaj tv is showing Musharraf giving condolences on BB’s death at this moment.

Father — Shaheed
Brother — Shaheed
Herself — Shaheed

How much more this nation wants from Bhutto family.

Now UN will send NATO to protect Pakistan Nuclear plant.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2232496,00.html

sab baaton ki aik baat..abb tu samajh jaoo..joo gharib nahin ossay ghariboon ka ehsaas khan sae hoo gaa…so no NS no BB AND NO ML Q
ONLY ONE PERSON IMRAN KHAN…pathan jaan par khailay gaa world cup bhi jeeta thaa..awam ka dil bhi jeetay gaa..aur country bhi sahi karay gaa…i reallly trust him..so plzz vote for aur pathaan bhai.

@syszone
I think you may be right…
it is against this danger that the nation must guard…and, in my opinion, the political leaders will have to rise to this occassion. I am not a supported of NS. I am content if AA or IK or Wajihuddin can show the needed leadership…but someone must…else the situation will be used by the rithless masterminds in the US and Pak army

Kailia

@admin
Sorry I have no pics of BB that are NOT copyrighted but I am sure you can use it with a prominent copyright notice and a link to abcnews.com story (http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4055957&page=1) featuring it….
Here is set of 8 great pics from abcnews right after the blast…
http://abcnews.go.com/International/popup?id=4056150

Has somebody noticed that Bush has asked to bring the culprits to justice but not Mush. He gave a very vague statement that we are already fighting against these terrorists. And asked the people to remain calm.
A very cold blooded statement….

sheikh rashid is an open honest man.plz don’t blame him. i m not favouring him…but i like few pplz in politics..who speaks truth. and he is one of them. of course he has some knowledge from internal agencies regarding this incident. but what can he do..except to intergarte the upcoming incident in the form of prediction.

NS went to Hospital to show solidairity with PPP and its workers on this sad day.
He was very sad. Actually he showed political maturity on this occasion and also when he made seat adjustment with PPP in KHI.

Some Q-league agents are worried about NS’s sincere leadership.

INALIL AHE WA INAELEHE RAJEEON

MAY ALLAH HELP HER IN THE NEXT WORLD FORGIVE HER SINS AND GIVE HER KIDS AND FAMILY PEACE AND HOSLA

SUPER SAD THIS IS SUPER STUPID !!

ateast 5 ppl killed in Karachi. Factory is burnt in Lyari, 20 ppl still inside the factory. Allah reham karey.

BB’s death is getting cashed by terrorists who are burning and destroying Pakistan killing more innocent ppl. I consider all of these ppl terrorists, doesnot matter they belong to ppp or not.

this is the work of Q-league and MQM…

@FarooqAhmed, What about Mush?

it is more than a sad news, bad day for pakistan politics. may allaha rest her soul in peace. God bless pakistan.

@Dervaish
thanks for the Guardian link…
I am unable to accept this simplistic picture…
this war on terror and the notion of extremism is so vague taht it can be used to justify anything…
BB was not in power…she could not as yet do anything to support USA…
why would these extremist go for BB and not for all those US supporter generals…
it simply does not make sense that extremist would kill her…what benefit would they get?
The net result is chaos in Pakistan. Elections are most likely to be postponed. Who will benefit the most. Either the army who can continue to rule or the US who is worried about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and would like to control it. That is why my suspecion is on army and/or US. I am not saying everyone, but at-least elements within these.
Kalila