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Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto has said that some non-Kashmiri groups have hijacked Kashmir’s struggle for self-determination. Do you subscribe to this view?

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She can do anything to get back into power.
Hamayun Parvez
Sydney, Australia



As a Pakistani citizen, I felt no difference in the opinion of Mr. Vajpayee and Benazir Bhutto. She is not right in any way.
Atiq
UK



Benazir is an opportunist. She has no right to give such foolish remarks.
Arshad Khan
Manchester, CT



She has a lust for power and nothing else.
Imran
Karachi



Ms Bhutto is right. Pakistan is suffering much more than India due to its single-track mind on Kashmir.
J D Malhotra
Australia



Not only has she betrayed hundreds of thousands of martyrs of held Kashmir but she has also sold her soul to the devil to achieve her ambition.
Shahzad nasim
England
UK



Benazir is absolutely right.
Raj
Mumbai, India



Whatever Benazir Bhutto stated is the correct picture of the real problem. Pakistan needs to get democratic government representing the will of the Pakistanis but not dictators and their agendas.
A. Khan
Canada



She is absolutely right for saying a hard to swallow yet honest truth.
Falak Shaan
Dallas, TX, USA



I really feel ashamed when I see such corrupt woman is considered as the leader of Pakistan. She can do anything to please India and USA to get back into power.  
Abdul Ghaffar Choudhry
Ontario, Canada



I believe if Ms Bhutto really means what she says then she is telling the truth. Basically this applies to not just Pakistan and Kashmir but also to any other region of the world, where the right to oppose injustice lies only with the people who experience them.
Ayn Rand Prashanth
Arizona, USA



Ms Bhutto thinks that by making such comments, she can gain popularity among the Indian leadership and in the western world.
Mudassir Iqbal
Karachi, Pakistan



Benazir is playing a stupid card by visiting India, America and previously meeting Israel Foreign Minister in the hope that by doing so she will once again come into power.
Junaid
Islamabad



Shame on Benazir!
Saleem Farooqi
Toronto, Canada



Benazir is only concerned about the ways and means where she could get popularity and like-wise again achieve the target of regaining popularity through pleasing the super powers including India. 
Junaid
Islamabad



Benazir Bhutto is no different from her father. She will do anything to become a darling of the West.
Ibrar Khan
Toronto, Canada



Benazir is a traitor and needs to be prosecuted and punished for her crimes against the Pakistani nation.
Adeel
USA



Indeed, she is a traitor and a leader of most corrupt government of Pakistan so far.
H. Baloch
Quetta



She has betrayed the people of Pakistan. She should never be allowed to come back to Pakistan.
Adil Shahzad
Keasbey, NJ
USA



We need not be worried about such remarks by a selfish person because we never accepted her as a leader.
Mohammad Ali Khan
Sweden  



That shows how far Ms Bhutto can go to get political benefits. Pakistanis should never trust people like Ms Bhutto and shouldn't allow her to take part in politics.
Abdul Haleem
United Kingdom



It is her folly to think that India or America can help her in coming to power again.  
Mukhtar Ali Naqvi



I think Benazir is just trying to please her Indian masters without having any principles.
R. Ali. Kenward
Birmingham



Her father was responsible for the division of Pakistan and she wants to take the credit for the division of Kashmir. This is yet another selfish act of hers to raise another controversy to give life to her dwindled popularity in the local media.
Ziad Rashdi
Ontario, Canada 



She is trying to gather the sympathy of anti Muslim power and no wonder she can go to any extent. These kinds of irresponsible and childish statements do not suit to former Prime Minister. She has no right to discourage the freedom fighters or to put blame on them.
Muhammad Ilyas
Saudi Arabia



Well, we should congratulate BB on her statement in which she proves which side she has chosen.
T. A. Rafique
Amsterdam, The Netherlands



To make such false statement is bad enough, but to do so in India is unforgivable. By now, her party workers should realise that their leader is a opportunist, who is willing to sell her country to get what she wants.
Saqib Hussain
London, UK 



Benazir Bhutto is trying to exploit the current situation to gather international support to make her way into Pakistan's power corridors. 
Vikas Sharma
Bangalore, India



Quite embarrassing to come across such irresponsible remarks from an ex-PM of Pakistan.
Aamer Ahmed
Amarillo, TX



She has again proved what she actually is. What a pity!
Sameen Mazhar
Al Ain, UAE 



Shameful remarks by Benazir!
Abdulhaq Syed 
Buffalo, NY



I partially agree with her that Kashmir cause is hijacked but not by non-Kashmiri groups. It is, in fact, hijacked  by both India and Pakistan. Now, we are in 21st century, India and Pakistan should ask Kashmiri people what they desire through referendum. Otherwise, corrupt politicians from both countries will continue to abuse this issue for their own personal gains.
Maroof Khan
USA


What else we can expect from the leader of the nation who deposits her money in the foreign banks and feels
happy getting her kids being educated abroad because banking system in Pakistan is not secure and education
is not up to the standards. Very sad to hear such comments.
Noor
USA



Ms Bhutto is not only a traitor, just like her father, but also an extremely feeble-minded person. 
Nafees A Mahmood
Bristol



Benazir mistakenly believes that she is still the leader of Pakistani people. She is dead wrong. She was rejected twice. 
Khushal
USA

She is absolutely right. The whole world also knows about it. Everyone can see so many people from Pakistan are caught in Afghanistan. She is coming out with truth. 
Sathish
India



Benazir Bhutto, as her name suggests is really peerless! No body can match her stupidity, corruption and betrayal of the country. Sitting in Delhi, she makes anti-Kashmir and anti Pakistan acts just to keep our enemy happy.
Syed Abdulhaq Kashmiri
East Amherst, NY



Her statements are absolutely baseless and stupid. She is fond of giving such statements just to receive welcome from the Indian government.
Malik N. Ali
New York, USA



Benazir Bhutto has really shown her ugly face to the Kashmiri and Pakistani people by saying that she is a traitor and she should be hanged, No doubt about it.
Ali Sheikh  
Toronto, Canada
 

I was shocked to read such kind of allegations from the person who was elected the Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. When Benazir was prime minister, she made a public speech to the Kashimiri freedom fighters saying that they should keep on shooting until they get freedom. Now, she is giving such statements to gratify India.

Whenever Bhutto family is out of power, they start talking against the ruler and Pakistan.
Ali sheikh
Copenhagen

Benazir and Sharif must accept the fact that we do not want to see them again in Pakistan. We had enough of them. I ask a simple question from Benazir that why could she not see State Terrorism in Kashmir or could talk even a word against that while she was blaming the people of Pakistan for terrorism, the very same people who elected her twice. I respected and supported her once because I thought the daughter of a brave and intelligent man will inherit at least some but she turned out to be an opposite.
Mumtaz Baig
USA

I think Benazir is totally frustrated and now feels utterly dejected. 
Nawaz Chaudary
Arizona, USA
 

I think Benazir is trying to hi-jack the situation. She just wanted to become Prime Minister herself and begging for it from our enemy.
Tipu Sultan
Rawalpindi

 

Benazir is probably right but her statement certainly was not a sincere one. Press statements like these at this juncture is only to gain Indian and US support/sympathy for her to get back into Pakistani political arena. She is just an opportunist and I doubt anybody in Pakistan trusts her anymore.
Ravi
Dallas, USA



Benazir has been pursuing the policy of double standard for east and west. She condemns the pro-Kashmiri groups to please the lords of USA and others to gain some chance to come back in to power.
Amjad
Islamabad, Pakistan



She will go to any extreme to violate any principle in order to come again into power.
Saghir
Toronto 

Ms Bhutto is a puppet of the Indian government.
Khalsa
California, USA



Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was elected democratically twice by the people of Pakistan is very correct in her view. This has been ratified by the ground realities and also many countries. Hope the present government also realizes this and becomes sincere in achieving peace objectives.
S Kapoor
Canada



Anti-Pakistan and Pro-Indian stance of Bhuttos has always been a subject of discussion in Pakistan, and this time Benazir has once again proved it.
Fayyaz Awan
Toronto, Canada



She talks just like an alien who has no commitment to this struggle. It reflects her intentions and commitment with Pakistan's policies and vision about our enemies.
Rehan Ikram
Toronto, Canada



To me, it seems very logical that Ms Bhutto is in some sort of syndrome and is trying to present herself as the only sane-person in Pakistan, whereas all in the establishment, military are corrupt, brutal and terrorists. Probably she wants to gain the sympathies of the Indians by adopting this attitude, but surely very few Pakistanis are going to support her.
Rehan Farooqi
Austin, Texas, USA



Benazir Bhutto is entirely wrong and it is in quest for her power.
Malik Omar
Tokyo, Japan



I am a Kashmiri and I am appalled by her comments. There is no doubt that she is a hypocrite, who has sold herself.
Ahmed Ali
London



Perhaps, she thinks by giving such statements, she can muster some support for coming back to power again in Pakistan. 
Ghazanfar Dar
Lahore, Pakistan     



I think Ms Bhutto's statements are most disgusting. One really would want to hate what she is doing presently for coming back into power. She showed sheer lack of judgement while giving such comments in India.
Khalil Khwaja
Lahore, Pakistan

I believe, she does not has any right to comment against their struggle.
Syed Mohsin
London, UK



We all know that Benazir is a power-hungry politician who, along with her husband, has plundered a huge amount of national wealth with no mercy. So whatever she says must not be paid heed to.
Kamran Ali
Toronto, Canada



Benazir has said nothing that can be held against her.  Sardar Qaiyum said almost
the same thing a few weeks ago. Who can argue with them? No one. Thus, she is right in her words opined in India.
A. Riaz
New Jersey, USA



Benazir's statement is absolutely wrong.
Zafar A. Bokhari
Chicago, USA



Benazir is just trying to get blessings from her masters and mentors in India.
Baba Balooch
Virginia, USA

I think she should never be allowed to come back to Pakistan after making such remarks.
Ahmed Kashan
Chicago, USA 



It seems that by doing such acts in India, she is trying again to get into power with the support of India and the US. It is proved that people like her can go beyond limits to appease their lust for power.
Asim Raza
Hong Kong

 

I was perturbed after reading the statements given by Ms. Benazir Bhutto during her recent informal visit to India. As a Pakistani, I also agree that Kashmir issue needs to be resolved so that we can progress.
Ally Raza
Islamabad

I think paying heed to her frustrated comments is, was and always will be a waste of an individual's time. Being an ex-prime minister twice, she has still not been able to
comprehend the delicacy of the issue of Kashmir.
Hammad Khawaja
California, USA
 

She is totally wrong. Her statements must not be taken seriously. She has been trying hard in the recent past to gain cheap publicity. This statement depicts one of her desperate efforts to gain attention and come back to power. She is not a credible woman by any standards.
Rizwan
London, UK



Indeed, she is right.
S. Khan
Dhahran



I do not agree with Mrs Baynazeer's views commented on self determination of Kashmiris. As she is a runaway corrupt former PM of Pakistan, she has no rights, whatsoever, to comment on Kashmir and Pakistan.
Saleem Khan Kamulpuri
UK  



Once, I did respect her very much because of her great father. Now, I believe she has gone nuts. My suggestion to her is to re-evaluate her actions and honestly try to correct them for the real benefit of the country.
Mumtaz Baig
USA

I don’t agree with Ms. Benazir Bhutto. 
Saad Ahmad
Berlin



She can utter anything and anywhere without using her brains.
M. Arshad
Doha



Ms Bhutto should come back to Pakistan to face the corruption charges rather than making such comments.
Syed Kashmiri
USA



This is nothing new for Benazir. She can do anything to gain power. She is fond of giving such statements.
Gohar Bashir
Germany



I believe Benazir meant 'some' Indian groups as non-Kashmiri. Certainly, Indians have hijacked Kashmir’s struggle for self-determination.

I think Benazir must now stay out of this issue altogether and must pay more attention to Asif Zardari.
Habib Hemani
San Francisco



I do not agree with Benazir at all.
Talha
California, USA



I agree with Benazir Bhutto that Kashmiris should be given the right to decide about their future. Our economy has suffered a lot involving too much in international affairs. We should focus our attention towards strengthening the economy.
Sajid Mahmood
Rawalpindi



Benazir is not at all faithful with Pakistan. Her aim is to only make money by hook or by crook.
Aslam
Switzerland



I think Ms Bhutto is correct. If she is wrong then how would any care to explain why do we see Arabs, Afghans and people of so many other nationalities involved in the deadly activities?  When India and Pakistan struggled for independence, did we welcome people of other nationalities join us? Kashmir has indeed been hijacked - the people of Kashmir, on either side, are not permitted to have a say at all.
Abhi Rao Irvine, CA
USA



I agree with Benazir’s comments.
Shafqat Khan
Virginia USA



Ms. Bhutto is updating the truth.
Harry Khurana
Seattle, USA



Benazir is a traitor like her father and should be hanged as soon as she returns to Pakistan. No trial needed.
Shams Sheikh



Can Benazir, and all those who support her, please first renounce Islam before expressing such opinions. 
Muhammad Ismail



Yes, she is right.
Ilyas



Benazir Bhutto has been one of those few politicians of Pakistan who apart from all her drawbacks, speaks sense on such issues.
Sheharyar Malhi
Canada



Yes, I do subscribe this view.
Shafqat Khan
Virginia USA



I think Ms. Benazir Bhutto is absolutely wrong while making such statements.
Farhan Khan
Kansas City, USA



Benazir is absolutely right.
G.Y. Malik
UK 



As usual Benazir's remarks reflects her double standards when out of power. Her only objective to condemn the pro-Kashmiri groups is to gain the blessings of India and USA.
Saif Manzoor
Riyad, Saudi Arabia



Now every Pakistani knows that Ms Bhutto can go to any height of disgrace in her single-minded journey towards power.
Sarfaraz Khan



Benazir can do any thing for her quest for power. It should be crystal clear to the people of Pakistan that she only means to rule the country by pledging the nations interests at the hands of India and America. I strongly condemn her views regarding the just struggle of Kashmiri people.
Mansoor
England



Ms. Bhutto is entitled to her views which are most of the very absurd. Her lust for power has not died yet. She is totally off base on the Kashmir issue.
Nabil Ashraf
Alberta, Canada



I think that the Bhuttos will do and say anything to come back in power. And she's dead wrong here for saying that.
Jamshed K. Qureshi
San Diego California



I think Benazir Bhutto is wrong in this respect. You shouldn’t be asking for help from our enemy
Laraib Imtiaz
Karachi



This is absolutely wrong. Benazir speaks this language to please her Indians & Americans Lords.
Muhammad Ali Raza



No, She is wrong.
Rehman



I think that Benazir is right.
Manjusoumya
UK



I think living abroad for quite some time, Benazir has lost sense of the basic issues Pakistan is confronted with and has also lost whatever intellectual capability she once possessed.
Israr Kasana
Maryland, USA



Benazir Bhutto is proving that she will do almost anything to come into power. Her current ploy stipulates this statement.
Waris Aqeel
Australia

Benazir's recent tirade against Pakistan in India is consistent with her past policies, which have only fostered misfortune on the part of gullible people of Pakistan.
Agha Abbas Raza
USA



I think that Benazir Bhutto is continuing her single mindedness pursuit for democracy and is now seeking India's help and support for her revitalised ambitions. 
Assim
California, USA


 
Benazir Bhutto is again on a tour to USA and India, trying her best to come back to power.
Tanveer Aslam
Australia



I think Benazir Bhutto is entirely wrong on this issue. In her quest for power, she can do anything.
Javaid Bashir
Milford, NH, USA



Yes, I do agree with Ms Bhutto that the non-Kashmiri groups have hijacked the Kashmir issue of self-determination.
Adeel Aslam
Lahore



I think Benazir has said it all wrong.
Zain Fazal
Ontario, Canada

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