Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday said the government should dismiss Religious Affairs Minister Ejazul Haq who apparently justified suicide attacks on author Salman Rushdie. “The minister has done a great disservice both to the image of Islam and the standing of Pakistan by calling for the murder of a foreign citizen,” Benazir said in a statement. She said although the sentiments of Muslims were outraged when Rushdie was awarded a knighthood, neither Islam nor the law allowed suicide attacks.