Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed Thursday that the mindset responsible for the attack on Malala Yousafzai was the same one which took his mother’s life, reported Radio Pakistan.
Bilawal was speaking on the fifth anniversary of the Karsaz incident, the assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto which she narrowly escaped.
Praying for those killed in the bomb attack that day, Bilawal said that he was determined to defeat the extremist mindset of militants which he said was behind both his mother’s assassination and the attack on Malala Yousufzai.
Benazir Bhutto had escaped the attempt on her life as she returned in 2007 after years of exile but was shot and killed in an attack later on the same year.
Malala – a 14-year-old child activist was shot by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and is currently under treatment at a hospital in Birmingham.
The alleged organiser of the Malala shooting, Reuters reported, was captured during a 2009 military offensive against the militant group but was released after three months.
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@Maria: Well done
@Abid: who wants to find the killers? they are under thier nose, they wont get any mileage out of it if they found them - right now they can whine about it every so often.
So Bilawal, I guess you're saying it wasn't Musharraf? You should tell that to your dad.
End of Monarchy in Pakistan ....soon
Just joking at him claim ok viewers , PPP In power in National assembly In senate in Executive , their own PM president interior minister exterior minister but they all could do any thing to find out killer of benazir bhato why? democracy with malala is ashamed PPP can give just statements to making fool nation.
The question here would be "who gained from Benazir's death" ? There is always a motive. PPP is in power and should be able to investigate into this and find out who was behind the assassination.
may be look in your own backyard first, how PPP leader are treating poor people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Ku5LKqN0k
@Rock Musician: Not yet. He needs to carry portraits of ZAB as well as BB - then he will win the sympathy vote for sure!!
NOW he wants to rule pakistan in the name of democracy
And who exactly killed your mother's brothers ??? Any wild idea???
No progress in 5 years because Zardari has Immunity.
@ Peace for all, drone are myth, no Pakistani is dying because of those. It is only foreigner fighters who use Pakistani land.
Great speech. Must have been in English to a Sindhi speaking audience !
Everything is about your mother!
@Peace for all: Obama's election has nothing to do with Malala. Grow a brain.
I think these Bhuttos should stop encashing political mileage from their dead, she did that, her husband did that, and now him. One other question - I don't think Musharraf is from this 'extremist' mind set yet he was being held responsible for his mother's death, from last what I remember?
Your excellency please do Pakistan a favour and leave
Why not you highlight other innocent children killed in drone attacks inspite of Malala, Why not you feel pains for others children below of 10 years killed in name of war against terrorism? Now peoples are aware that agents of black water is responsible of Malala incident due to issue creation for obama election.
Who is he?
Completely agreed with Bilawal's belief that the extremist mindset that brutally attacked Malala is the same that killed Benazir Bhutto. However, what distinguishes Malala from Bilawal is that she stood up for her beliefs, and said and did all the right things knowing that she was unprotected and could be killed. The intensity Malala showed for other girls education is lacking in Bilawal even for his own mother's brutal killing, as manifested by PPP's lack of interest in BB's murder investigation and in taking on the extremists elements. The fourteen year old Malala Yousufzai appears to be a genuine leader that Bilawal and Imran Khan are not.
left these political statements and tell us becuse we are wondering that why not your Govt captured the persons who were responsibled for murder of benazir. May be you are waiting till the end of next decade............? right?
Comparing a political assassination with an innocent child.... shame shame
Why Interpol issued red warrants of musharraf then .. ermmmmmmmm ... confused?
I doubt that. Bibi was not killed by these extremists.
What have u and your govt done against extremists.
Here comes another point scorer.
Indirectly you are telling us that we could not do nything about this mindset in 5 years so dont expect us to do anything now....got you..! agree
He is absolutely right, PPP has long history to fight such mindset and that why they are on hit list,
just trying to get sympathy for the elections. he doesnt genuinely mean anything he says.
on 18th October 2007 Benazir Bhutto was attacked at Karsaz, Karachi.....on 09th October 2012 Malala Yousifzai attacked in Sawat valley.........our war against religious extremism continues
True, but no one said that it was due to drones. Why target Malala then?
She announced OBL is dead before schedule to the world. Higher powers didn't liked their scheduled disturbed for new world order.
How dare he plays politics with Malala.
You are in government, so what have you done against such mindset? Zilch.
Was it Musharraf (like you claimed on CNN a few months back) or these extremists who killed them? Come on make your mind up already!! In 5 years of power you (read PPP) dont have a clue who killed her!! Useless Gits!
we dont care what happened kid....just dont try to be a leader around this place....neither your nor your father deserve it