Benazir Bhutto // Current

A real story of Pakistani Canadian prisoner Khalid Awan.

The U.S. terror war as seen through the eyes of a prisoner When we first began... more

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CIA linked to Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?

Washington is caught up in a political scandal centering on former Vice President Dick... more

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Obama and Osama - McChrystal clear

Pepe Escobar: The more it changes, the more the "war on terror" stays the same. No... more

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Rahul Gandhi and Bilawal Bhutto

Rich Ass sons and daughters of Politicians They are not from THE PEOPLE, they don't... more

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Daughter's rap tribute to Bhutto

The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto,... more

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La figlia della Buttho dedica un rap alla madre

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, la figlia di Benazir Bhutto, ha scritto un rap in onore di... more

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150,000 Pakistanis mark 1 year since Bhutto killed

Wailing and beating their chests, tens of thousands of people paid homage to Benazir... more

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Un anno fa morì Benazir Bhutto

Con lamenti e battendosi il petto, decine di migliaia di persone hanno reso omaggio a... more

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Remembering Bhutto one year on

The exit to the parade ground where Benazir Bhutto delivered her final speech has been... more

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Drugs and the Pakistani military

Sunil Ram: Pakistani military operations are determined in part by dependency on drug... more

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Sources: Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead

(CNN) -- The leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney... more

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Pakistanis worry about Zardari rule

Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and now the... more

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Pakistan: Sovereignty outweighs terror fight

Pakistan's new president said his nation will not tolerate a violation of its... more

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60 MILLION Sign Anti-Terrorism Petition

60 million Pakistanis have sign on to the "This Is Not Us" campaign.

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Bhutto’s Widower Wins Pakistan Presidency, Vowing to Fight Taliban

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the assassinated former Prime... more

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Bhutto's widower elected president of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari has been elected the new president of Pakistan. He is the US-leaning... more

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Pakistani PM 'survives attack'

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has survived an assassination attempt,... more

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Bhutto widower proposed for Pakistan president

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's largest political party on Friday proposed the husband of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto to succeed the ousted Pervez Musharraf as president.

Asif Ali Zardari, who is emerging as the favorite to be elected by legislators Sept. 6, criticized Musharraf for his long, authoritarian rule but would likely continue the former general's support for the U.S. war against extremist groups.

However, his ascent would dismay many Pakistanis, who view him as a symbol of the sleaze that tainted the country's last experiment with civilian rule in the 1990s. He won the nickname "Mr. 10 Percent" for alleged corruption during his wife's turns as prime minister.

And, with the governing coalition that drove Musharraf to resign this week now teetering on the verge of collapse, Zardari's nomination is not certain. He is engaged in intense political horse-trading with the leader of the other key party, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was a bitter rival of Bhutto.

Sharif had no immediate reaction to Zardari's nomination, but his party has been threatening to bolt from the coalition in a struggle over power.

Many citizens, as well as Pakistan's Western backers, are urging the parties to resolve political issues and turn their attention to runaway inflation, slowing economic growth and inexorably rising violence by Islamic militants entrenched along the border with Afghanistan.

That need was rammed home Thursday by twin Taliban suicide bombings that killed 67 people at the country's biggest weapons manufacturing complex, just 22 miles from the capital, Islamabad. On Friday, security forces killed 16 militants, including two suspected suicide bombers, in a clash in the restive frontier in the northwest, officials said.

After seeking to tame militant groups in peace negotiations, the government has been entangled in recent weeks in increasing fighting with hard-line Islamic movements along the border. Militant violence began intensifying after Musharraf ordered soldiers to seize a radical mosque in Islamabad during a bloody battle in July 2007.

According to Associated Press reporting, at least 110 militant attacks have been launched on government, military or police targets since the mosque siege and about 20 attacks have targeted civilians. At least 60 of all those attacks were suicide bombingsISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's largest political party on Friday proposed the... more