I have a lot to say on the subject: "Religion-positive or negative?" but that is for a different thread than this.

I was a member of the international student community at my university. I remember taking an attractive Pakistani coed for her first motorcycle ride ("Please if you have an accident, make sure to kill me! I don't want to be disfigured!") We had a nice, SAFE, ride on my used but maintained 750, and during lunch we delved into politics, and in her conversation I realized that it was a matter of fact to her that political winners jailed and executed the losers, because if they didn't the same would happen to them. This was a revelation to my young ignorant self.

Much later, when ul Haq planned to execute Benazir's fater, Ali Bhutto, the student association attempted to however weakly delay the act by inviting him to be a guest speaker (he had a past affiliation with our school). The Indian Student Association quickly and decisively put the kibosh on any such action, however ineffective it would have been.

Anyhow, I had a keen sense of loss when I heard the news yesterday morning. I doubt she was perfect, but she was clearly one of "the good guys" in that environment, she showed grace, class and courage in a tough place.