This is John Batcher, a conversation with colleague Ambassador Haseena Connie of the Hudson

Institute, former Ambassador from Pakistan to the United States, about assassination as a tool of state or an act of violence by gangs by the

jihadists.

What is the opinion in Pakistan?

I recall the instance of the assassination of Ms.

Boodle in 2007, I'm corrected to remember, more than a decade ago. In Raoul Pindy she was assassinated in a

Commons area by a suicide bomber and the ambassador answers with a very detailed analysis of how Pakistan is regarded a political assassination, the decades of its

ambassador, the Saina Connie, former ambassador from Pakistan to the United States.

More of this later tonight.

Pakistan has only been a nation for 77 years. It has had several assassinations of significant political figures.

Its first prime minister was assassinated. Some people argue that that paved the way for military's direct

military intervention in politics because he was a man of some stature and

after him there was no one of the kind of stature that could have kept Pakistan on the road of civilian

rule. Similarly, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto definitely changed the

direction of Pakistan, internationally recognized, strong political figure removed from the scene

leaving behind weak figures and therefore people unable to continue to work in the direction of maintaining democracy.

Imran Khan had an assassination attempt against him only what last year I believe or the year before last and so it has been known to happen many times it only

spawns conspiracy theories remains a mystery is never resolved and yes it is a tool of

states political groups and terrorists all of them think that eliminating somebody from the scene will make things easier for whatever

they stand for.