Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Grief and indignation mark first anniversary of Bhutto's assassination
With tears, prayers and candlelight vigils, Pakistanis on December 27 marked the first anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a killing that stunned the world and came to symbolize the rising Islamic militancy gripping her homeland.
The charismatic former prime minister, Pakistan's best-known politician, was cut down in a gun-and-bomb attack on Dec. 27, 2007, as she left a campaign rally in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, outside the capital, Islamabad. She was 54.
At somber gatherings across the country, Bhutto was eulogized as a courageous leader who braved assassination threats in returning from exile to lead her party in parliamentary elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan.
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The charismatic former prime minister, Pakistan's best-known politician, was cut down in a gun-and-bomb attack on Dec. 27, 2007, as she left a campaign rally in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, outside the capital, Islamabad. She was 54.
At somber gatherings across the country, Bhutto was eulogized as a courageous leader who braved assassination threats in returning from exile to lead her party in parliamentary elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan.
To read the full article, click here..
TO read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Benazir Bhutto's assassination, candlelight vigils, charismatic former prime minister, Pakistan Politics, parliamentary elections, Rawalpindi, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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