I got to the airport earlier than I usually do, since I anticipated some delays because of the imposition of 'emergency' in Pakistan by the self imposed 'President' of Pakistan - Musharraf. Everything went smoothly as far as check-in and immigration was concerned, but little did I realise that my plane would be delayed several hours. All because Benazir Bhutto happened to be flying from Dubai to Karachi on the very same plane that was to take me and my wife the other way round.
It was exciting to be witness to something dramatic. Something that would be newsworthy, a clash of people's party chairman with immigration officials (I didn't expect Musharraf would have the balls to let her back into the country) and so we waited with camera settings ready - ready to become part of history.
When the plane finally did land, it was all just a blur. And believe me, in those blurry streaks of light you see, there really is Benazir Bhutto swiftly ushered into the airport so as to avoid unnecessary delays and drama. Disappointed that the hours of waiting yielded no excitement, we turned our focus to the trip to Doha via Dubai and it seemed even less exciting!
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