ISAS Briefs

I was badly shaken by the news of the brutal assassination of Ms Ben azir Bhutto. It brought back sad memories of the way Zulfikar Ali Bh utto and his descendents have had to pay in blood for coming into conflict with the establishm ent. In the several interviews that followed on Singapore television, I was constantly asked what implications this would have for democracy and the survival of Pakistan. My response was that, in her death, she may have created a greater basis for the return of civilian rule and democracy.