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Mumbai

Pak flip-flop

8226; The events in Pakistan are getting curiouser and curiouser. First we had the government do a flip-flop on Benazir Bhutto8217;s death. It is a different matter that the flip-flop was the result of a surfeit of evidence that exposed the government8217;s claims. At the root of this mystery is the absence of an autopsy report. It is appalling that the government didn8217;t conduct a postmortem on a flimsy ground: it said the husband of the deceased did not want it. Again, the reason offered by the PPP for not wanting an autopsy is equally ludicrous: that Bhutto had already held Pervez Musharraf guilty. Incidentally, everybody is singing paeans to Bhutto. Whatever her other 8216;sterling8217; qualities, her democratic attitude is highly questionable. Is the PPP a family heirloom that she can nominate a family member to head it? Though I am not familiar with the party constitution of the PPP, it certainly appears to be so.

8212; K. Suresh

Bangalore

PPP in trouble

8226; In 8216;It takes a Bhutto8217;, Husain Haqqani makes a confident statement that a Bilawal-led PPP will be able to stabilise Pakistan.

I am afraid it8217;s easier said than done. The PPP is currently riding a sympathy wave and if elections are held fairly and at the right time, the party may come to power. But after that, will Asif Zardari, let alone Bilawal, be able to handle a country in chaos? Will the PPP be able to take on the extremists, who are running amok?

As an Indian, it8217;s very necessary for us to keep an eye on the political situation in Pakistan, as the after-effects of the turmoil can easily spill over to our side.

8212;Abhinav Sharma

Chandigarh

Under threat

8226; Whether it was the Parliament House attack or attacks on a CRPF camp in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, what8217;s clear is that we are under threat from terrorists. The attack on the CRPF camp, which claimed eight lives on New Year8217;s day, was the result of sheer negligence. Aren8217;t the CRPF authorities guilty of ignoring the warning messages conveyed to them about the possibility of terrorists targeting their bases?

People are now fed up with governments who think their job ends with compensating victims after every terror attack and with the Opposition that plays the blame-game to perfection.

8212;Bidyut K. Chatterjee

Faridabad

Just not cricket

8226; Rank bad umpiring in the Sydney Test match has cost India dear. What good is neutral umpiring if the very purpose is destroyed?

8212;S.N. Kabra

Mumbai