Bhutto’s last rally


A pigeon sits on the shoulder of former Pakistani Premier Benazir Bhutto just before the bomb explosions as she waves to supporters while taking part in a procession with party leaders upon her arrival in Karachi after ended eight years of self-imposed exile, leading a jubilant homecoming parade. (Below) Bodies lie on a road in... Continue Reading →

Benazir Bhutto killed in attack


 BBC > 27/12/2007 Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated in a suicide attack. Ms Bhutto - the first woman PM in an Islamic state - was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi when a gunman shot her in the neck and set off a bomb. At least 20 other people died in... Continue Reading →

Countries condemn Bhutto killing


  By Tabassum Zakaria CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, and the United States urged Islamabad to proceed with elections planned for January 8. "The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy,"... Continue Reading →

Pakistan opposition leader Bhutto killed


  By SADAQAT JAN and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press Writers RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday by an attacker who shot her after a campaign rally and then blew himself up. Her death stoked new chaos across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism. At... Continue Reading →

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