Benazir was assassinated on December 27, 2007 in Rawalpindi by the Islamic terrorists, when she was addressing one of the election meetings due to be held soon afterwards.
Her death postponed the elections; the Pakistan People’s Party triumphed at the polls thereby shattering the dream of Nawaz Sharief of the Muslim League to occupy power.
Zardari, in his earlier avatar as Consort of Benazir, earned nickname of Mr. 10%. Lo & behold, Mr. 10% now becomes head of the State. Zardari has visited a number of countries in his quest to seek foreign financial assistance and military assistance to defeat the Taliban. The monster created by Pakistan refuses to vanish and is now determined to destabilize the country and bring down the entire superstructure.
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The Swat Valley in early 2009 was occupied by the Islamic militants before they were ousted by a determined army action. Now the focus has shifted to South Waziristan where the army is fighting with its back to the wall; the Taliban are in no mood to concede defeat.
There is a danger that if Pakistan collapses, nuclear arms would fall into the hands of extremists who can threaten India with these nukes.