The Bhutto Assassination and Its Aftermath

Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Dec. 27, 2007 — only weeks after returning from exile and only days before a crucial election. Her death threatens to accelerate the country’s political fracturing.

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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. Given the dearth of solid evidence and the fact that Bhutto’s body was not autopsied, however, even Scotland Yard’s renowned experts will have a hard time solving this case. [more]
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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]
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