Nevertheless, Pakistan does have rudiments of rule by consent of the governed. However imperfectly it functions, politically coercive murderous violence threatens it to its core.
Bhutto was correct of course in calling out that fact. But, as a socialist, she offered only feckless social welfare "niceties" as an antidote. Swallowing that conceit hook, line, and sinker, the Western media hails her "struggle for democracy."
The flip side of this is, there are a lot worse than Musharraf that could be leading Pakistan right now.