British authorities suspected the money came from drug payoffs. My story was widely reported by the Pakistani press. I was warned acid would be thrown in my face on my next trip to Pakistan. The bribe money went into one of Zardari's secret, overseas accounts, that stretch from Abu Dhabi to the British Virgin Islands. Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the world's largest producers and exporters of heroin.
Investigators call it the tip of the iceberg.
After all, Benazir Bhutto was Finance Minister as well as Prime Minister. Husband Ali Baba Zardari was Pakistan's Investment Minister. His hands were in every pocket. What makes the massive thievery of the Bhuttos and Zardaris so uniquely disgusting is that Pakistan is one of the world's poorer nations. At least a third lack adequate housing, food or medical care.