The Bhutto Assassination and Its Aftermath

Benazir Bhutto Waving From Vehicle Dec. 27
The Bhutto Assassination: A Tough Case for Scotland Yard
January 9, 2008 1423 GMT
London’s Scotland Yard has been called in to aid Pakistani investigators in the investigation of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. [more]
Nawaz Sharif (L) and Asif Ali Zardari (R)
Pakistan: Political Leaders and Security Threats
March 14, 2009 1613 GMT
Pakistani authorities have warned top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif that he is a target of jihadist assassins and should avoid public gatherings. [more]
PHOTO -- Pakistan, Supporters Post Signs of Political Parties
Pakistan: Election Uncertainty
February 8, 2008 2033 GMT
Though Pakistan's parliamentary elections are only 10 days away, there is much speculation about whether they will be held and what their outcome might hold. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Pakistani Elections and Beyond
January 22, 2008 0304 GMT
Pakistan has been rife with speculation that President Pervez Musharraf is trying to delay by a year parliamentary elections that are scheduled to be held Feb. 18. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Elections and the Army in Pakistan
January 4, 2008 0300 GMT
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Jan. 2 that he will deploy the army during the general elections scheduled to be held Feb. 18. He did not say what would happen to anyone brazen enough to question the results. [more]
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Pakistan, Bhutto and the U.S.-Jihadist Endgame
January 2, 2008 2205 GMT
The recent killing of Benazir Bhutto has unsettled Pakistan, a country that holds the key to the U.S.-jihadist war endgame. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, looking composed
Pakistan: Musharraf's Address to the Nation
January 2, 2008 1651 GMT
During his Jan. 2 address, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that no blame for Pakistan's problems should be pinned on the country’s army. [more]
Pakistani Election Commission worker
Pakistan: The Brief Election Delay
January 2, 2008 1525 GMT
Pakistan's election commission decided Jan. 2 to postpone parliamentary elections until Feb. 18. [more]
Bhutto Husband and Son at Presser
Pakistan: The Post-Bhutto PPP
December 30, 2007 1826 GMT
Bilawal Zardari, the 19-year-old son of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has been named the new leader of her Pakistan People’s Party, and Bhutto’s husband, Asif Ali Zardari, will co-chair the group. [more]
Benazir Bhutto Waving From Vehicle Dec. 27
Pakistan: Photos of Bhutto's Killers?
December 29, 2007 2048 GMT
Pakistan's channel Dawn News broadcast pictures Dec. 29 of two men described as the gunman and alleged suicide bomber involved in the death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. [more]
Row of burned stores in Karachi
Pakistan: Day 3 After Bhutto
December 29, 2007 1630 GMT
The third day of riots in Pakistan since the Dec. 27 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto saw a marked decrease in social unrest. [more]
Pakistan - Rawalpindi Rioters
Update 3: List of Riots in Pakistan by City, Dec. 29
December 29, 2007 1603 GMT
A list of riots in Pakistan on Dec. 29. [more]
Al-Zawahiri on Al Jazeera
Pakistan: Al Qaeda’s Break with Al Jazeera
December 29, 2007 0119 GMT
Al Qaeda’s Dec. 28 claim of responsibility for the killing of Benazir Bhutto was not conveyed through the group’s former medium, Al Jazeera. [more]
Pakistan - Karachi burned cars
Pakistan: Day 2 After Bhutto
December 28, 2007 1928 GMT
Pakistan on Dec. 28 entered its second day of rioting following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. [more]
Benazir Bhutto Waving
Bhutto’s Death: Fatal Factors
December 28, 2007 1827 GMT
The suicide operation that killed Benazir Bhutto might have failed under different circumstances. [more]
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Update 2: List of Riots in Pakistan by City, Dec. 27-28
December 28, 2007 1818 GMT
A list of riots in Pakistan on Dec. 27-28. [more]
Pakistan - Rawalpindi Rioters
Update: List of Riots in Pakistan by City, Dec. 27-28
December 28, 2007 1725 GMT
A list of riots in Pakistan on Dec. 27-28. [more]
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Pakistan: List of Riots by City, Dec. 27-28
December 28, 2007 1603 GMT
A list of riots in Pakistan on Dec. 27-28. [more]
Pakistan After Bhutto
Pakistan After Bhutto
December 28, 2007 1524 GMT
As Benazir Bhutto is buried, can political chaos in Pakistan be avoided? Colin Chapman says al Qaeda will thrive on chaos, so the key lies with the military. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Implications of Bhutto’s Assassination
December 28, 2007 0058 GMT
Benazir Bhutto, leader of Pakistan’s largest political party and the country’s former two-term prime minister, was assassinated Thursday. [more]
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