Tag: Benazir
No Kites Fly: Basant Canceled
Basant, Pakistan's famous kite-flying festival, will not be taking place this year due to increased political violence. "The Basant festival brings a springtime buzz to eastern Pakistan and its regional capital,...
Newly elected Pakistani MPs take oath
ISLAMABAD, March 17: Newly elected members of Pakistan’s National Assembly took oath as the lower house of bicameral Parliament met amid unprecedented security measures here Monday.
The inaugural maiden session...
A Powerful Suicide Bomber Attack In Rawalpindi
"Rawalpindi (ABC Live):The terrorism is not letting Pakistan come out of its shell.Today a power full bomb blasted in Rawalpindi,"
Poll: Pakistanis turn against bin Laden
"By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Feb 10, 5:33 AM ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll.
The survey,...
Musharraf proves he was right on Benazir Bhutto ...
"ABC Live: Pakistani President Musharraf stand on cause of death of Benazir Bhutto who died in terrorist attack on December 27, in Karachi is vindicated by Scotland Yard team today when they finally announced its finding on the controversy."
Pakistani police arrest 2 in Bhutto`s murder case
Islamabad (ANTARA News) - Pakistani police have arrested two people allegedly involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, local TV channels reported on Thursday.Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema confirmed the arrest of...
Brown and Musharraf hold talks in London
London (ANTARA News) - Pakistan`s President Pervez Musharraf held talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Monday as more than 1,000 demonstrators staged a noisy protest outside Downing Street against his visit.
Musharraf, on a European tour ahead of elections in...
Life in pictures: Benazir Bhutto
As shockwaves reverberate at this news of her assasination here's a good piece on the BBC website - Benazir Bhutto's life in pictures
Truth Under Lock & Key: Musharaff Packs Courts Wi...
There
simply is no chance of an independent, honest investigation into the
assassination of Musharaff rival and former Prime Minister Benazir
Bhutto. And, there's not much chance of independent news, either, given
the approved beatings of journalists.Pakistan is a nuclear...
Teenager on Death Squad: Startling Arrest in Bena...
What kind of indoctrination turns a 15 year old into someone who serves
on a planted death squad? The hatred, the blood lust, may doom not only
this region to chaos, fear, and death, but others as well as...
CIA blames extremist for Bhutto killing
This news broke less than two hours ago and frankly isn't too surprising."WASHINGTON - The CIA has concluded that a Pakistani tribal leader's network was behind the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister...
22 killed, 70 hurt in Pakistan Bombing
A suicide bomber laden with an estimated 30lbs of explosives ran up to a police barricade in eastern Pakistan on Thursday morning and blew himself up, killing 20 officers and wounding at least 70 people."A suicide...
Benazir Bhutto's Son Fears Pakistan May Disintegrate
It would be hard enough to get the privacy to grieve with a mother as famous as his, but when half the country is looking at you to lead it must take an enormous toll on Bhutto."Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son...
British investigation squad arrives in Pakistan f...
Islamabad (ANTARA News) - A five-man team from Britain`s Scotland Yard
arrived in Pakistan in Friday to take part in the probe into the
assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto outside a park in
Rawalpindi on Dec. 27, officials said.
They said the team would be...
