Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan's Military Stays in the Barracks, for Now

By Aamir Latif - Nation & World - August 29, 2008

With a history of coups, Pakistanis are keeping a close eye on the generals. more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 8, 2008

News Desk - February 8, 2008

Scotland Yard has now weighed in on the death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In a report released today, the British investigators conclude that Bhutto died from the blast of a suicide bomb detonated at the site of her death and not from a gunshot wound, as members of her political party have frequently charged. more >>

U.S. Downplays Bhutto Claim Against bin Laden Kin

News Desk - February 4, 2008

In her upcoming posthumous autobiography, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has fingered Hamza bin Laden, a 16-year-old son of the al Qaeda mastermind, as one of the "designated assassins" who was trying to kill her. more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 8, 2008

News Desk - January 8, 2008

Polls opened this morning at 6 o'clock in New Hampshire for the state's first-in-the-nation primaries. Reports from around the state indicate that voter turnout is already high; at one precinct, nearly 50 voters stood outside in the predawn hours before voting officially began. Yesterday, candidates spent much of their remaining time in a final push to lure independent and undecided voters. more >>

Bhutto Worried About 'Security Issues'

By Kevin Whitelaw and Aamir Latif - Nation & World - January 3, 2008

Calling in Scotland Yard won't stop the conspiracy theories over her death. more >>

A Mourning Nation Faces a Volatile Future

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - January 3, 2008

An election postponement adds to the pressures in the aftermath of Bhutto's assassination. more >>

Pakistan Needs Time to Take Stock

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - December 31, 2007

Benazir Bhutto speaks from the grave about her successor. more >>

An Appreciation: The Benazir Bhutto I Knew

By Joe Pascal - Nation & World - December 28, 2007

Joe Pascal, a close friend of Benazir Bhutto, relects on her character and contributions. more >>

Benazir Bhutto's Death Leaves a Political Void in Pakistan

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - December 28, 2007

A hoped-for democratic transition now is in jeopardy more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Benazir Bhutto

By Stephanie Salmon - Nation & World - December 27, 2007

Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi, the city in which her father was hanged in 1979. more >>

Musharraf Blames Terrorists for Benazir Bhutto's Murder

By Aamir Latif - Nation & World - December 27, 2007

The death of the popular political leader is a destabilizing blow to an already volatile nation. more >>

Benazir Bhutto's Tragic Death

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 27, 2007

Bhutto’s assassination is a reminder of the dangerous world we live in. more >>

Morning Buzz: Nov. 28, 2007

News Desk - November 28, 2007

A day after Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed in Annapolis to resume peace talks, President Bush will bring together Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today at the White House. Bush will meet with each leader separately initially and then later this afternoon bring them together to formally announce that the first direct negotiations in years have begun. more >>

Morning Buzz: Nov. 15, 2007

News Desk - November 15, 2007

Last night House Democrats pushed through a $50 billion Iraq war funding bill that would mandate President Bush to start bringing troops home in the next few weeks, with the scheduled pullout to be finished in December 2008, just a month after the presidential election. more >>

Morning Buzz: Nov. 13, 2007

News Desk - November 13, 2007

This morning former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto urged President Pervez Musharraf to step down after she was put on house arrest for the second time in five days. The opposition leader said she would not be able to rule alongside Musharraf in the future because she could not trust him. Musharraf came to power in a 1999 coup and has been a valuable U.S. ally in the war on terrorism. more >>

Musharraf Tightens His Grip

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - November 10, 2007

A crucial ally delivers a setback for the U.S. 'freedom agenda' more >>

Pakistan's Bhutto Under House Arrest

News Desk - November 9, 2007

KARACHI, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was put under house arrest today a few hours before she was to address a public protest against the imposition of emergency rule by the country's military leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. more >>

Morning Buzz: Nov. 9, 2007

News Desk - November 9, 2007

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was put under house arrest today and thousands of her supporters were rounded up by police in an effort to quash a mass protest against President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule. Musharraf suspended the Constitution last Saturday. more >>

Benazir Bhutto Tests Her Clout

News Desk - November 8, 2007

KARACHI, PAKISTAN—Pakistan's mainstream political parties have so far failed to offer much substantial resistance to the imposition of emergency rule, with the military regime largely successful at keeping the opposition parties divided. But Pakistani political analysts believe that the situation could change in the coming days as former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, perhaps the country's most popular opposition leader, appears to be losing patience with Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency powers and suspension of the Constitution. more >>