[UPDATE. 11.40 p.m. Pacific Time: Looks like It's pretty much over for the ruling party that supported Musharraf. The two opposition parties, late Bhutto's PPP and former PM Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (N),are sharing the spoils and are likely to form a coalition to form a government. Official results likely today. Time for deal-makers to take centerstage :)]

I will steer clear of what Benazir Bhutto's assassination means to the U.S. and the war on terror. The ramifications are just too obvious. Being an Indian and Pakistan's neighbor, however, I can't help feeling sorry for the common Pakistani. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, for 60 years, India has watched (and dealt) with some apprehension, some incredulousness and largely helplessness, as her neighbor and brother-separated-at-birth swung between shaky democracies and determined dictatorships, and now, a growing militancy.