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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has prompted fears of violence and anarchy across Pakistan. Here's why.
You may remember that Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf imposed martial law on the country until earlier this month. That was due largely to a rise in terrorist violence across the country. However, critics say Musharraf did this to hold onto his military power.

Critics are also worried that Musharraf will delay elections set for January 8, and also called for him to take off his military uniform and become a civilian president.

All this is making many around the world anxious that Pakistan will enter into chaos and it's already starting to emerge.

At least four people were killed yesterday in Karachi, which is the capital of Sindh province, where Bhutto is from. Thousands of angry supporters went pouring into the streets when they found out about her death. And today an unidentified gunmen shot dead a policeman and wounded three there as well.

Hundreds of cars, trucks and buses smoldered in the interior of Sindh province and crowds of men set up road blocks and chanted slogans against President Pervez Musharraf.

But Pakistan's interior ministry says steps were being taken to curb the violence.

[Javed Iqbal Cheema, Interior Ministry Spokesman]:
"We understand that the emotions are high, of the entire nation are high, and people would come to the streets and agitate. So therefore we have sensitized the provincial governments and put them on very high alert. We have placed the second line forces, you know the Rangers and the Frontier Corp and the Frontier Constabulary, at the disposal of the provincial governments which perhaps are in the process of deployment right now.”