Word: pakistanis
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...those elements may have been in place ahead of the attack on Bhutto. The problem is determining exactly who exploited them. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had both previously threatened her for her pledges to modernize Pakistan, and promises to allow U.S. forces to hunt down jihadists on Pakistani soil. Military and intelligence forces in the country also considered her a threat. (Members of both Pakistani agencies have long been accused of ties with al-Qaeda and the Taliban.) Even members of the Musharraf government viewed Bhutto with hostility in the run-up to the Jan. 8 elections...
...Bradford, a town in West Yorkshire with a Pakistani population of around 70,000, some 200 people came together at the local community center to offer their prayers. Rashid Awan, president of the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire, remembers meeting Bhutto when she visited Bradford in October. "I adored her vision for the future of Pakistan," he says. "Everyone I spoke to last night said she was a courageous and visionary leader. This is not just a loss for Pakistan, but the whole international community. Had she been given the opportunity to lead Pakistan, there was a great hope that...
...Britain's High Commission for Pakistan, where the Pakistani flag will fly at half-mast for three days in mourning, diplomatic official Manzoor ul-Haq echoed the Prime Minister's sentiments, saying he thinks the elections should - and will - continue as planned. "The people of Pakistan have great courage," he says, "and they will be able to bring everything under control. We appeal to the people of Pakistan to remain calm. The election process should continue and be allowed to reach its logical conclusion...
...Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the Pakistani-born Bishop of Rochester, warns against underestimating the Pakistani people. A longtime friend of Bhutto's, who met her when she first came to Britain in the 1970s to study at Oxford - "she used to refer to me half in jest as her favorite bishop," he laughs, "but I don't know how many bishops she knew" - Bishop Michael points out that Bhutto was very aware of the threats against her life. "But she faced a dilemma. She could have ensconced herself behind high walls and armored vehicles, but that would mean losing touch...
...time when Pakistan does indeed seem to be falling apart, it may seem absurd and even pointless to repeat such allegations. But the sentiments provide a powerful insight into how angry Pakistanis are at their President and how mistrustful they are of the U.S. At the least, says retired Lieutenant General Hamid Gul, the former director general of Pakistani intelligence organization Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), "it's very convenient for the security forces to call it a suicide bomber because they can cover up the possibility someone else was behind the attack." Gul, who has become a harsh critic...