Bhutto says bombing won't stop democracy

October 21, 2007

Pakistan - Benazir Bhutto called the terrorist attack on her convoy "an attack on democracy" and said it would not deter her political campaign or her fight for human rights.

Benazir Bhutto called the terrorist attack on her convoy an attack on democracy and said it would not deter her political campaign or her fight for human rights.

"What does the attack last night signify? The attack was more an attack on the unity and integrity of the country than on any individual or any one political party," Former Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto said at a news conference a day after the terror attack that killed 136 people.

"It was an attack on Pakistan itself. It was an attack on their political rights, on the political process and on democracy itself. The attack last night was a message sent by the enemies of democracy to all the political parties of the country.

"It was intended to intimidate and blackmail all the political forces and elements working for democracy and human rights in the country. It was a warning not only to me and the PPP (People's Political Party) but to all political parties -- indeed, to the entire civil society."