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Yahoo news: Pakistan Leader to Quit Army Soon.
US sent #2 Secretary to negotiate... quickly Bhutto
is creating a stir and the PM who was ousted by Musharraf
Nawaz Sharif in 1999 coup wants in with her. And calls for
resignation! Still under house arrest until tommorrow?

Why did extremist bomb and kill over 140 when Bhutto returned? Who is the saving grace for this nation? Does anybody see avenues or read news current to offer to the
debate? This is breaking every day. Just curious how you feel.

If you have another breaking news story I love a good tip also!
Links always appreciated !! Mahalo.

2007-11-14 04:27:08 · 2 answers · asked by Mele Kai 6 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

2 answers

You guys are totally misled by the biased and manipulative Media in the USA. Benazir is a criminal and nothing more.
On 23 July 1998, the Swiss Government handed over documents to the government of Pakistan which relate to corruption allegations against Benazir Bhutto and her husband.[18] The documents included a formal charge of money laundering by Swiss authorities against Zardari. The Pakistani government had been conducting a wide-ranging inquiry to account for more than $13.7 million frozen by Swiss authorities in 1997 that was allegedly stashed in banks by Bhutto and her husband. The Pakistani government recently filed criminal charges against Bhutto in an effort to track down an estimated $1.5 billion she and her husband are alleged to have received in a variety of criminal enterprises.[19] The documents suggest that the money Zardari is alleged to have laundered was accessible to Benazir Bhutto and had been used to buy a diamond necklace for over $175,000.[20]

The PPP has responded by flatly denying the charges, suggesting that Swiss authorities have been misled by false evidence provided by Islamabad.

On 6 August 2003, Swiss magistrates found Benazir and her husband guilty of money laundering.[21] They were given six-month suspended jail terms, fined $50,000 each and were ordered to pay $11 million to the Pakistani government. The six-year trial alleged that Benazir and Zardari deposited in Swiss accounts $10 million given to them by a Swiss company in exchange for a contract in Pakistan. The couple said they would appeal. The Pakistani investigators say Zardari opened a Citbank account in Geneva in 1995 through which they say he passed some $40 million of the $100 million he received in payoffs from foreign companies doing business in Pakistan.[22]

In October 2007, Daniel Zappelli, chief prosecutor of the canton (state) of Geneva, said he received the conclusions of a money laundering investigation against former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Monday, but it was unclear whether there would be any further legal action against her in Switzerland. [23]

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2007-11-15 05:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by observer 4 · 0 0

Musharraf and his leadership skills have shown to be very poor indeed. He has changed every decision over the last 30 days to the opposite of his original decision. He will now turn in his uniform before the end of the month. Thank God, our president says and does everything we have expected him to, this is an excellent example of what would happen if we had a weak President. I cannot wait until Bhutto takes over.

2007-11-14 04:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by rance42 5 · 1 2

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