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Benazir's death a massive tragedy?

The violence which ensued after Benazir Bhutto's assassination was far worse than her death. The rioting and violence which ensued immediately appeared too staged to be genuine many people died and select areas were damaged, cars were destroyed. Tactics normally employed by the MQM.
Coming back to the matter of Benazir Bhutto, she got herself elected life chair-person of the PPP, turning it a one person party, no democratic process within the political party, which meant no one else would have the opportunity to lead the party. Benazir's father ZA Bhutto won the election in West Pakistan, was not because of who he was, rather what he stood for. It was his socialist stand and improving the conditions of ordinary people - the destitute and poor were made aware of their rights. The PPP won in West Pakistan, thrashing all the political parties peddling religion. The PPP party slogan was 'roti, kapra aur makan" meaning bread, clothing and shelter for all. This was the winning slogan. The biggest support the PPP received was from Karachi.
The PPP did as well as it could to fulfill its promise, but ZA Bhutto, used his power for vindictive purposes. Anyone who had wronged him at any time of his life was tortured or murdered. ZA Bhutto add more power made himself was to make himself a Civilian Martial Administrator, so that his actions could never questioned. Consequently people began to hate him and his party slogan turned out to be a massive lie.
When he rigged the elections in 1977, that was the final straw, there was rioting and demonstrations virtually everyday, till the military took over. When Bhutto was executed General Zia's orders in 1979, he immediately became a martyr. Benazir Bhutto has been relying too much on the Bhutto name and not what the PPP stood for.
When she was prime minister she gave a speech in Naudero - the state owned news agency quoted one of her old foreign policy speeches which was ridiculous why would the people be interested in a foreign policy statement . The truth came out when an independent correspondent reported something completely different. Benazir was full of praise of the Bhutto clan and went to so far as to say that Bhuttos are a separate nation. The state attempts to hide this fact had failed . Benazir was ridiculed for making such stupid speech.
Benazir went on being called Bhutto although she was married to Asif Ali Zardari and should have been called Benazir Zardari, because she imagined the PPP's main sale pitch is the Bhutto name, not the values the PPP stood for. Not everyone supports the PPP and Benazir does not matter. In a democratic system the voters have their favourite candidates and Benazir was just one of them. It is not a national tragedy if she is killed. Those who would never have voted for the PPP in the first place do not really care what happens to that party. The real tragedy was the aftermath of her assassination, people who were killed and the damage to goods and property.
There is too much speculation as to who would want to kill Benazir, it is pointless to add to the confusion.

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