Aysegul Ekinci headed to Pakistan after the assassination that shocked the world and witnessed the difficult times of the country for hurriyet.com.tr. She will narrate her impressions in the article series “PAKISTAN WITHOUT BUTTO” for an entire week.

Benazir Bhutto had a magnificent come back to Pakistanon October 18th…I saw that she was joyful as a child in the plane ride when we had to chance to talk occasionally.

She was both proud and modest. She had a strange charisma. It’s a kind that takes you away when you get a chance to talk to her on one-on-one basis.

It’s a characteristic that is not granted to every leader.

First female prime minister of the Muslim world..

The world cried..The people ofPakistanare still crying. This mourning is an uncertain process. In fact, a 40 day mourning was announced in the Neudero town where the Bhutto family lives.

Where does this mourning start and who knows where and when it will end?

Almost every Pakistani I spoke with said, with their own emphasis: ‘Benazir was Benazir’. It looks like the bleeding wound of the hesitant sister country will not heal easily.

It seems that the forty day mourning will last for 40 years.

Pakistanis now with its Bhutto.

Benazir Bhutto will remain as the leader of the hearts.