Pakistan, Jan. 6 -- It was Salman Taseer in 1967 who welcomed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto when he left the government of General Ayub and came to Lahore to form the Pakistan People's Party. Salman Taseer, who was himself a student at the time, was there to sing the taglines for "Jeye Bhutto". This was the beginning of Salman Taseer's long journey with Pakistan People's Party. And it was Salman Taseer again in 1986 who came to greet the daughter of Pakistan's first elected Prime Minister. He was the official spokesperson for young Benazir Bhutto. His words, on her arrival still resonate in my mind:

"A new realism is dawning on these people who have no people, not even a cat or a dog behind them. I saw people running around the Grand Trunk Road fo...