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NEWS ABOUT: Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto stories: 188 news summaries

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OPINION

Fatima Bhutto: US Should Cut Pakistan Off

Don't give cash to corrupt government, says Zardari's niece

Apr 27, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is going to Washington next week to seek billions more to combat terrorism and keep the troubled nation afloat—and the Obama administration should swat away his outstretched hand, says Fatima Bhutto, estranged niece of Zardari's slain wife, Benazir Bhutto. "No amount of money,... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Asif Ali Zardari • Fatima Bhutto • US-Pakistan relations • graft • Obama administration

 Taliban Chief Claims 
 Lahore Attack, Vows to Hit US  

Mehsud vows he will attack again in Pakistan and US

Mar 31, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of the Pakistani Taliban and the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has claimed responsibility for yesterday's commando assault on the Lahore police academy and has threatened more attacks, the Times of London reports. Baitullah Mehsud personally called Western news agencies to take credit for... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • terrorist • Lahore • Baitullah Mehsud • Islamic terrorism • North West Frontier Province

 Weakness at Top 
 Worsens Pakistan's Woes 

Zardari has alienated party allies and foes alike: officials

Feb 26, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - In less than 6 months at Pakistan's helm, Asif Ali Zardari has surrounded himself with cronies, alienated top advisers, and created a situation that has diplomats warning that he's undercutting efforts to oppose al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Benazir Bhutto's widower is holed up inside his palace, and cabinet ministers who... More »

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War on Terror • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • political factions • Nawaz Sharif • infighting • Asif Ali Zardari • Afghanistan war

 Clooney Wooing Bhutto Niece? 

Star rumored to be trying to entice Pakistan-based poet to Hollywood

Feb 11, 09 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - George Clooney has been secretly romancing the politically outspoken niece of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, Celebitchy reports. Sources tell the National Enquirer that the 47-year-old playboy actor is getting serious about Karachi-based poet and journalist Fatima Bhutto, 26, who he met at an international conference last year, and is... More »

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Pakistan • celebrity • Benazir Bhutto • romance • George Clooney • Fatima Bhutto

Bhutto's Daughter Mourns With YouTube Rap Video

She would take the pain away, apparently

Jan 6, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto’s oldest daughter has marked the anniversary of her mother’s death with a heartfelt tribute—in the form of a dirge-like YouTube rap video. Over a montage of images of her late mother, 18-year-old Bakhtawar Zardari sings lines like, “You have beauty and intelligence, everything you... More »

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YouTube • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • rap music

Pakistan Mourns Bhutto on Anniversary of Slaying

Government calls for UN to probe former PM's assasssination

Dec 27, 08 2:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis have traveled to Benazir Bhutto's hometowm to mark the first anniversary of her assassination, Reuters reports. The former prime minister was killed in a gun and bomb attack at an election rally a year ago today. Many questions still surround the killing and the country's... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • People's Power Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Bhutto assassination

OPINION

Zardari: Mumbai Attack Targeted Pakistan, Too

Terrorists sought to impede country's peace process with India

Dec 9, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan played no part in the Mumbai attacks, President Asif Ali Zardari writes in today’s New York Times, except perhaps as a co-victim. The attacks “were directed not only at India,” he writes, “but at Pakistan’s new democratic government and the peace process with... More »

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Pakistan • India • Benazir Bhutto • Mumbai • Asif Ali Zardari • Mumbai attacks

Zardari Slapped With Fatwa for Flirting With Palin

Pakistani feminists also angry at president for 'shameful' behavior

Oct 2, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asif Ali Zardari’s overly-friendly interaction with Sarah Palin earned Pakistan’s president a fatwa from a conservative mosque for salacious behavior, not to mention the scorn of feminists who accuse him of objectifying the US vice-presidential candidate, the Christian Science Monitor reports. At the UN last week, Zardari told... More »

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Pakistan • sexism • Muslim • Benazir Bhutto • fatwa • feminists • Asif Ali Zardari • Election 2008 • conservative Islam • Sarah Palin

Taliban Leader Suspected in Bhutto Killing Dead

Baitullah Mehsud fell victim to kidney failure, Pakistani official say

Sep 30, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban leader suspected in the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto died today, officials tell CNN. Baitullah Mehsud, believed to be 34, succumbed to kidney failure, sources in his native tribal region of South Waziristan said; though Pakistani military officials also claimed Mehsud had died, some... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud • South Waziristan

 Pakistan's 
 Zardari 
 Sworn In 

New president under pressure to tackle Islamic militants

Sep 9, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(AP) - Asif Ali Zardari took office as Pakistan's new president today, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems. Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai was present at a brief ceremony to swear in the widower of assassinated ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, his presence an imposing reminder of... More »

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Afghanistan • terrorism • Pakistan • Hamid Karzai • Benazir Bhutto • Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistan Prez Comes With
Lots of Baggage

Bhutto's widower,
the prisoner playboy, takes reins tomorrow

Sep 5, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asif Ali Zardari was once merely Benazir Bhutto’s polo-loving playboy of a husband, who was jailed for corruption and suspected of much worse. But tomorrow, he’ll become president of Pakistan. Bhutto’s death made Zardari an almost accidental leader of his party, and friends say his ignominious past... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari

OPINION

Pakistani Democracy Is Achievable: Bhutto Widower

Zardari: stakes high in Saturday's elections

Sep 4, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan, still reeling from Benazir Bhutto's assassination and Pervez Musharraf's resignation, can get a grip on terrorists and win the fight against dictatorship, insists Bhutto’s widower in a Washington Post op-ed outlining the stakes in Saturday's election. Asif Ali Zardari, who’s running for president, vows to continue his... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • democracy • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

 Pakistan 
 PM Escapes 
 Convoy Attack 

Gilani and others unharmed as leader continues campaigning for Zardari

Sep 3, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three days before Pakistan is to elect a new president, PM Yousuf Gilani escaped an assassination attempt on his caravan outside Islamabad, the BBC reports. No injuries were reported, officials said, citing “robust and comprehensive security measures,” but CNN reports it's unclear whether Gilani was present in the... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Rawalpindi • assassination attempt • convoy • Yousaf Raza Gilani

Bhutto Widower Plagued by Mental Illness

Presidential contender Zardari has suffered from dementia, PTSD

Aug 26, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The leading candidate to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan has a long history of mental illness and was suffering from severe psychiatric problems as recently as 2007, reports the Financial Times. Asif Ali Zardari, who took over the Pakistan People's Party after the assassination of his wife Benazir... More »

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Pakistan • mental illness • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • post-traumatic stress disorder

Democracy to Avenge Bhutto's Death: Zardari

Prez nominee says no deal was cut with departing Musharraf

Aug 24, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democracy will avenge Benazir Bhutto's death and diminish rising extremism in Pakistan, Bhutto's widower tells Newsweek. Asif Ali Zardari, now a presidential nominee, says he cut no deal with departing president Pervez Musharraf and hopes he will stay to witness rule by the people. “Personally I would like him... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • extremism • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • election

 Bhutto Investigation
 Going Nowhere 

Though her party now rules Pakistan, Dec. assassination 'a forgotten chapter'

Jul 4, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - There doesn’t seem to be much urgency behind the hunt for Benazir Bhutto’s killers, the Los Angeles Times reports, though her party has come to power in Pakistan since the Dec. 27 assassination. The government still hasn’t commissioned an independent investigation, and police have all but abandoned... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan Teeters After Ministers
Quit Coalition

Sharif pulls out over rehiring judges;
Zardari will lead talks

May 13, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's 6-week-old government is in turmoil today after the prime minister refused to accept the resignation of nine members of the cabinet. Former PM Nawaz Sharif led the walkout in a dispute over the reinstatement of judges sacked during last year's state of emergency, reports the BBC. More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan judges • Yusuf Raza Gillani

Pakistan Nears Peace Deal
With Militants

Suspected Bhutto assassin said to have called off his fighters

Apr 25, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new government of Pakistan is close to brokering a deal that will end hostilities with the most militant tribes in the country's dangerous northwest. A draft of the peace agreement calls for an end to violence, a prisoner exchange, and a gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

Pakistan Near Ceasefire Deal With Militants

Leader linked to Bhutto murder calls off attacks amid peace talks

Apr 24, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s new government is near a ceasefire deal with militants, the New York Times reports, as a top rebel commander has ordered his forces to stop attacks. Baitullah Mehsud, thought to have organized the December assassination of Benazir Bhutto, ordered a ban on “provocative activities for the sake... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • ceasefire • Baitullah Mehsud • Tehrik-e-Taliban

Bhutto's Party
Nominates New
Prime Minister

Ex-speaker once went to jail to avoid cutting deal with Musharraf

Mar 22, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto named Yusuf Raza Gillani as its pick for prime minister of Pakistan today, the BBC reports. He is virtually guaranteed to be voted in Tuesday but won’t be PM for long, analysts say. The ex-speaker is expected to step down as soon as... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Yusuf Raza Gillani

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