I thought long and hard about this one. One the one hand we have the public's right to know particularly about the lives of public personalities -- a principle which has devolved into paparazzi and the painful loss of privacy for public figures. But on the other hand, what does this little gossipy tidbit do to further our understanding of two public figures and the execution of their mandates?
In the end a couple of principles that came to my mind were from Islam: a) When hurling an accusation such as this, the reliability must be paramount: Where they having an affair or were they just friends? After all Imran at least is supposed to be a gangly, awkward teen around then from a parochial background -- unlike the more worldly Benazir, b) Let us coverup useless little details that will only cause pain (and some gossipy delight I guess)

It is not time to blame anyone for the spread of this poison but need to take serious action to completely cease the conception of tobacco products. First step is to aware people how much terrible is tobacco use and what are the diseases that cause fatality. Pictorial representation of horrible diseases on cigarette packs is the best way to show these diseases but this way is not adapted by all the countries. Heavy taxes, and ban on tobacco products are the solutions and must be seriously adapted by all the countries especially where tobacco use is common. We need to aware our generation about the disadvantages of tobacco products. This campaign against tobacco should be started from home, and media should play their role to stop it.

Hope that military operation will be succeeding in Pakistan and we get rid of those terrorist who are a big challenge for the whole world. Peace is not stipulate of any one country it is responsibility of the whole world to make world a peaceful place for the human being.
God bless all of us.

With 911 and 7-7 traced to Pakistan, there is going to be "collateral damage" with other things thrown the way of the "Primary Suspect." As long as it increases the urgency to root out this menace in Pakistan and also economically revive Pakistan at the same time.

Why it happened is a case of speculation. I have added a para to the article discussing possible perpetrators. The Pakistan Government think it is brainwashed youth manipulated by local henchmen of neighboring intelligence agencies. At least that is how they desribe the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

Is Buzz Aldridge in the picture? Apparently, he is been known to leave public events in tears if probed on the reality or otherwise of the moon landing.

Looks like nascent stereotyping and prejudice is surfacing. One would have expected better from the New Yorker. For the fringe right, I guess, the couple represents the worst possible combo of a closet Muslim and a closet Black Rights Militant.