Pakistan sits tonight squarely on the razors edge...the Muslim state entered this day as one of the worlds most dangerous and unstable nations...tonight she finds herself on the brink of anarchy.
Six hours ago former Prime Minister Bhutto was shot after speaking at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi. She died during emergency surgery an hour later.
The reaction throughout Pakistan has been both immediate and violent. Many have died in riots from Islamabad and Rawalpindi to Karachi. Rival opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif has announced that he and his party will boycott national elections scheduled for January 8, 2008... Sharif has also called upon President Musharraf to resign immediately.
The paramilitary forces of this nuclear nation have been placed on red alert. Musharraf has reinstituted a state of national emergency.
Two hours from now I will fly from London to Islamabad and within the context of conditions in the region I will commence my planned analysis of a nation now on the verge of civil war. What had been expected to be a moderately difficult endeavor tonight seems far more complicated...
Seldom do we ever have the chance to witness history first-hand... the days ahead now appear to offer just that...
JRJ
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Help me understand how our elected officials claim to support those who yearn for democracy while actively giving military and monetary support to Musharraf. Why does our government treat regimists and dictators like credible diplomats. I am mystified
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