News came in minutes ago: Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has died from an attack.

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Bhutto recently returned from exile and has called for demonstrations to overthrow staunch US ally Pervez Musharaff.

Musharaff lifted a state of emergency last week and has called for elections.

I hope Philippine diplomats in Pakistan will look after OFWs working there. DFA estimates that there are 10,000 OFWs in Pakistan.