Ali Malik's blog

This time I am going to raise an alarm. I do not know how it is happening? Or why people are overlooking the obvious? My concerns and more importantly what is at stake are just too much. So I am going to narrate my version of events - not for record but more for retrospection. In short, I am very disturbed at how conveniently establishment and its faces are trying to pass the buck of Benazir Bhutto's assassination to US and I am disturbed at the thought of how changing faces (i.e. departure of Q-League and possibly Musharraf) is going to make us lose sight of the real culprit - Pakistani Establishment. - General Kiyani orders Army to stop meeting politicians … link - Musharraf telling US that they should look for another partner … link - PMLN being offered participation in National Government through various sources … link - Khurshid Qasoori saying that Pakistan can live without US Aid … link - Altaf Hussain calls for MQM ’s urgent meeting in London for future plans … AAJ

I am not going to write anything on the loss I felt on Benazir Bhutto's death. I have never hidden the fact that in Pakistan''s political landscape, I had been a sympathizer, supporter and voter of her since 1997, even in times when people predicted her political career is over. I do not feel like publicly expressing my grief on the loss of hope that I had. However, there are a few issues that need deliberation of us the nation. I attended a talk by Mr. Adil Najam in Weston last Sunday. One of the most interesting questions raised there was why are we all so shocked and grief stricken at her death? Many possible explanations of the question could be given and to be honest there are a lot of things that contributed to this magnitude of grief and shock - some more, some less. There, unfortunately, are people (and thank God it is a very small minority in an otherwise very humane society of ours) who hated her to the core and are either indifferent or relieved at her death (And