"It is a sad day for Pak democracy:" Congress

Thursday, December 27, 2007, 21:04 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 27 (UNI) The Congress Party today expressed shock at the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

"It is absolutely shocking...It is a sad day for democracy in Pakistan,"AICC Spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan told UNI here .

"We hope that the democratic process in South Asia would not be hurt by this incident," she said.

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