Women’s Action Forum
Press Release
29 December 2007
Women’s Action Forum is profoundly grieved and shocked at the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. WAF is also deeply angered at the pretense that this was a suicide bomber. The people of Pakistan are not fooled by this attempt at a cover-up.
Women’s Action Forum demands to know why the venue of the assassination was immediately hosed down by the government, destroying any evidence of what happened. WAF also demands to know why no post-mortem was conducted and how, in the absence of any knowledge and evidence the government stated so categorically that the assassin was an extremist. The international community has colluded with this sinister attempt to mislead the people of Pakistan and the world at large.
Women’s Action Forum vehemently condemns the assassination and demands that:
- General Musharraf immediately resign, and put an end to this regime that has proved to be the bloodiest period since 1971;
How much more blood needs to be shed before we can rid ourself of this general?
- The judges of November 2nd be reinstated immediately, so that an impartial Inquiry Commission can be established and the real culprits be identified and brought to justice.
- A strong vibrant media is essential in the inquiry process to ensure transparency and that the people of Pakistan are fully informed of the proceedings and verdict.
WAF stands with the people of Pakistan, the PPP and the Bhutto family, as we all grieve the tremendous loss of Benazir Bhutto for the nation.
