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Tremors in Pakistan: Shots Fired at PM Gilani |
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Cause for concern from Pakistan:
Yousuf Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, has escaped an apparent assassination attempt after shots were fired at his motorcade in Rawalpindi, officials said.
Kamal Shah, Pakistan’s interior secretary, said Gilani and his staff were not in the car when the shots were fired at the bullet-proof car.
The Taliban claimed responsibility.
This is especially bad news given that presidential elections are scheduled for this Saturday, when the PPP may solidify its dominance by putting Bhutto’s widower Ali Zardari into the presidency. That victory may not go over well in some parts of the country - and with Nawaz Sharif’s exit from the governing coalition recently, the PPP is more vulnerable. The loss of any of its leaders would speed up the ongoing destabilization of Pakistan. And that’s not something we need.
