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Pakistan mourners honour Bhutto Pakistani mourners honour Bhutto
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Tens of thousands of Pakistanis have gathered at the mausoleum of former PM Benazir Bhutto to mark the first anniversary of her assassination. Pakistan has marked a year since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto with a two-minute silence, while thousands of mourners visited her mausoleum.
Ceremonies in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, southern Pakistan, are expected to include prayers, poetry and speeches. President Asif Ali Zardari, her widower, used the occasion to call for peace and democracy in Pakistan and the resolution of problems through talks.
Mrs Bhutto was killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, after an election rally. Analysts say the call was also aimed at India, which blames the recent attack on Mumbai on Pakistani militants.
Mrs Bhutto died in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi after an election rally.
Mourning ceremonies focused on the Bhutto family mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, in the southern province of Sindh.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says he expects an independent inquiry into her death to be set up soon.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says he expects an independent inquiry into her death to be set up soon.
The memorial service coincides with a sharp increase in tensions between India and Pakistan, over the alleged role of Pakistani militants in the Mumbai attacks. Tears and flowers
Heavy security
Local police officials in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh told news agencies that about 150,000 people had travelled to the site.Local police officials in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh told news agencies that about 150,000 people had travelled to the site.
However, crowds thronged into the mausoleum and massed around Mrs Bhutto's graveside to touch her tomb. Dialogue is our biggest arsenal Asif Ali Zardari Pakistani president class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7800910.stm">In pictures: Tributes to Bhutto
People from all over Pakistan have travelled by train, bus, car and even on foot to the Bhutto family mausoleum. The tyrants and the killers have killed her but they shall never be able to kill her ideas Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan's President class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7800910.stm">In pictures: Tributes to Bhutto They came from around the country, by train, plane, car and even on foot, chanting Bhutto slogans, some wailing and beating their chests in an outpouring of emotion, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports.
"She gave her life for the people of this country, so we can walk a few miles to pay homage to her dignity," Sher Mohammad, who walked hundreds of kilometres to the mausoleum, told the Associated Press news agency. Mourners kissed her grave and laid flowers at the mausoleum, where official ceremonies were delayed because the site was shrouded in winter mist and fog for much of Saturday morning.
Mourners kissed Mrs Bhutto's grave and laid flowers at the mausoleum, where official ceremonies were delayed because the site was shrouded in winter mist and fog for much of Saturday morning. These were her devoted supporters, but many other Pakistanis were also feeling the loss of the charismatic politician, famous abroad and at home, our correspondent says.
Mrs Bhutto's widower, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, is expected to speak at the ceremony. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani paid tribute in a televised address, saying Mrs Bhutto had "worked for poor segments, for poor people and she was the only ray of hope for the people of this country, she was a hope for the region".
Earlier Mr Zardari had praised his late wife, describing her as a woman of honour. Mr Zardari delivered a televised speech from the family home in Naudero, Sindh.
"In the tradition of a true Bhutto, she faced certain death rather than abandon her principles. "Dialogue is our biggest arsenal," he said.
"The tyrants and the killers have killed her but they shall never be able to kill her ideas, which drove and inspired a generation to lofty aims," he said. "The solution to the problem of the region... is politics, is dialogue and is democracy in Pakistan.
"I want to tell the oldest democracy and the largest democracies of this world: listen to us, learn from us. We have lost our people, we do not talk about war, we do not talk about vengeance."
Thousands of police officers have been deployed in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, amid fears that Mr Zardari could also be targeted during his visit to the mausoleum.Thousands of police officers have been deployed in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, amid fears that Mr Zardari could also be targeted during his visit to the mausoleum.
Multiple crisesMultiple crises
Pakistanis are still dealing with the political consequences of Mrs Bhutto death, says BBC Pakistan correspondent, Barbara Plett.Many Pakistanis say they sorely miss Benazir Bhutto Eulogies to Bhutto gloss over her mixed record when in power and her controversial decision to make a deal with Pakistan's military leader, Gen Pervez Musharraf, in order to return from exile, our correspondent adds. Many Pakistanis say they sorely miss Benazir Bhutto
Her Pakistan People's Party went on to win February's elections, bolstered by a sympathy vote. Mr Zardari later became Pakistan's president, after General Pervez Musharraf was forced to resign. But her assassination by suspected Islamist militants shook the nation to the core and although Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party and her husband swept to power in the wake of her death, there is still a feeling she left a vacuum that has not been filled, she says.
But party members and other Pakistanis still keenly feel the loss of Ms Bhutto, an experienced politician of international stature, especially as Pakistan faces yet another crisis, our correspondent says. Pakistanis are missing her political experience and international stature, as they face crises ranging from a raging Islamist insurgency to dangerous tensions with India, our correspondent notes.
As well as an Islamist insurgency and a sharp economic downturn, relations with arch-rival India are tense at present in the aftermath of November's deadly attacks by militants in Mumbai.
Pakistan has redeployed some troops from the north-west to strengthen its border defences, while India has advised its citizens against travelling to Pakistan.Pakistan has redeployed some troops from the north-west to strengthen its border defences, while India has advised its citizens against travelling to Pakistan.
Cover-up claims On Friday, the UN secretary general expressed hopes that a UN investigation into Mrs Bhutto's assassination could be set up in the near future and said he was committed to helping Pakistan's search for "truth and justice".
On Friday, the UN Secretary General expressed hopes that a UN investigation into Mrs Bhutto's assassination could be set up in the near future. Earlier this year, British detectives investigating the fatal attack in Rawalpindi said Mrs Bhutto had died from the effect of a bomb blast, not gunfire.
In a statement, Mr Ban said he was committed to helping Pakistan's search for "truth and justice".
Earlier this year, British detectives investigating the fatal attack in Rawalpindi said Mrs Bhutto died from the effect of a bomb blast, not gunfire.
Their account matched that of the Pakistani authorities.Their account matched that of the Pakistani authorities.
But Bhutto's party has insisted she was shot by an assassin, and has accused the government of a cover-up. But Bhutto's party has insisted she was shot by an assassin and accused the government of a cover-up.
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