Explaining peoples outrage on January 1, 2008Benazir Bhutto’s gruesome assassination on December 27 sparked spontaneous riots resulting in the destruction of public and private property, including the offices of the Election Commission of Pakistan and the PMLQ. For three days, rioters brought a good part of the country to a virtual standstill. Figures of the overall damage released by the interior […]
Nuclear targets on December 31, 2007Nuclear facilities as military targets? The drumbeat appears to be growing louder. Western leaders repeatedly declare that no option is off the table to stem Iran’s nuclear ambitions. And, in mid-November, London’s Sunday Times reported that Israel put defences around its Dimona nuclear reactor on “red alert” 30 times, as worries grew that Syria would […]
Liaquat Bagh on December 31, 2007Sir: Liaquat Bagh, formerly known as Company Bagh should be banned as a venue for political rallies and protests. It witnessed the death of the first premier of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan. And history has repeated itself with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto at the same location. Apart from these two high-profile assassinations, the venue […]