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Benazir Bhutto stories: 188 news summaries

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UK Probe: Blast Killed Bhutto

She died from head injury caused by blast, says Scotland Yard

Feb 8, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Scotland Yard detectives investigating the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto have concluded that the cause of death was not a bullet, but the massive head injury she sustained when she was thrown by the suicide bomb blast. The findings mesh with the Pakistan government's version of the killing... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bomber • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Pakistan
Busts 2 More
in Bhutto Hit

Arrests come
as nation ends
mourning period

Feb 7, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani authorities have charged two alleged terrorists with participating in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reports AFP. The two men are from Rawalpindi, where the former PM was killed in December. "Their tentacles are from the tribal region and Baitullah Mehsud," said a senior official, referring to the... More »

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Pakistan • suicide bomber • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • Asif Ali Zardari • Baitullah Mehsud • Bhutto assassination • al-Qaeda

In Will, Bhutto Taps Husband as Successor

Zardari, now party co-chair, may aim for PM position

Feb 5, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto's political will, published today, calls for her husband to take control of her party, Reuters reports. "I would like my husband Asif Ali Zardari to lead you in this interim period until you and he decide what is best," says the document. He chose to release... More »

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

Bomb Kills Pakistan Medic Staff

Latest in series of attacks on Rawalpindi

Feb 4, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - At least six people died this morning when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike slammed into a military bus in a ball of fire and smoke in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. At least 20 were injured in the attack, which occurred in a crowded market area during rush... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bombing • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • al-Qaeda

Bhutto Warned of Her Murder by Osama's Son

Names 4 hit squads
in chilling posthumous autobiography

Feb 3, 08 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was told that four suicide bomb squads had been sent to kill her—and names Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama, as the leader of one, the slain leader says in an eerie, posthumously published autobiography. Bhutto's claim appears to bolster intelligence reports that... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • al-Qaeda • Hamza bin Laden

Musharraf Nixes Greater CIA Role in Pakistan

In secret meetings,
US spy chiefs sought larger combat role

Jan 27, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington's top two intelligence officials made a secret trip to Pakistan this month "to convince Musharraf that time is ticking," the New York Times reports, quoting senior officials. DNI director Mike McConnell and CIA chief Michael Hayden sought greater latitude for the CIA to operate in Pakistan's near-lawless... More »

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Taliban • CIA • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Michael Hayden • Benazir Bhutto • Mike McConnell • tribal areas

New Leader
Has Pakistan's Taliban on Rise

Baitullah Mehsud, blamed for Bhutto killing, a unifying force

Jan 25, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan’s increasingly organized Islamist insurgency has a powerful new leader in Baitullah Mehsud, the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. A Time profile reveals Mehsud to be formidably charismatic individual possessing a “laser-like focus” to rival even that of mentor Mullah Omar, the leader of... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan Pounds Enclave
of Militant Leader

Troops, tanks and helicopters attack Mehsud's mountain hideout

Jan 25, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The Pakistani army has launched an assault on Baitullah Mehsud’s forces in Waziristan, reports the Guardian. The Pakistani government suspects Mehsud, a militant leader who has spent time in Guantanamo, of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The army claimed 40 kills, while Mehsud’s side said they only... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Waziristan • Baitullah Mehsud

Musharraf Courts Wary Europeans

Pledges free elections, nuclear security, no coddling Al-Qaeda

Jan 22, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf visited Brussels yesterday and Paris today, reassuring leaders that Pakistan will hold fair elections and promising complete security for the nation's nuclear arsenal. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana warned the Pakistani president that future cooperation between the EU and his government is contingent on those criteria, reports... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • European Union • Javier Solana • Benazir Bhutto • nuclear arsenal • World Economic Forum • election

2 More Busted in Bhutto Slaying

One man spotted in front of slain leader's vehicle

Jan 21, 08 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Two more men suspected of involvement in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination were arrested yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports, based on information from an investigator. One of the men appears to be visible in video footage of the attack, standing in front of Bhutto’s vehicle. On... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination

Countrywomen Rate Bhutto's Feminist Legacy

Ex-PM advanced women's rights; but
not as much as hoped

Jan 20, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto wasn't always a staunch defender of women's rights, but for Pakistani women the fight for gender equality is a lot tougher now that she's gone. Bhutto may have jump-started women's health care and job programs, but she missed opportunities to repeal harsh anti-egalitarian laws—failures her defenders chalk... More »

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Pakistan • feminism • women • women's rights • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • mullahs • warlords

Teen Busted in Bhutto Killing

Youth says he was part of team dispatched by militant linked to al-Qaeda

Jan 19, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani authorities have arrested a teenage suspect in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reports the AP. The 15-year-old said he was part of a five-person team sent to Rawalpindi by Baitullah Mehsud, a militant tribal leader affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said. A spokesman... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Pakistan militants • al-Qaeda

CIA Chief Names Groups Behind Bhutto Assassination

Pakistani militants, al-Qaeda blamed

Jan 18, 08 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The CIA director blames a cooperative effort by al-Qaeda and a group of Pakistani militants for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Washington Post reports. The conclusion jibes with the explanation Pervez Musharraf has offered, though some Pakistanis still suspect the president and his government had a hand in the... More »

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CIA • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Michael Hayden • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • militant • Baitullah Mehsud

Musharraf Says He'd Consider Stepping Down

'On the day people don't want me, I will leave,'
he tells Der Spiegel

Jan 13, 08 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will consider resigning if his public approval continues to erode, Der Spiegel reports in a wide-ranging interview to be published tomorrow. "On the day I think the people, the majority, don't want me anymore and the day I have no contribution to make to this country, I... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • resignation • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • election

Bhutto's Niece Calls Party Undemocratic

Young writer says Benazir backers 'cash
in on her blood'

Jan 12, 08 10:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Some call her the real heir to slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, but Fatima Bhutto, the ex-PM's estranged niece, rejects her claim to “the family business,” the Times of London reports. In fact, the 25-year-old columnist living in Pakistan called the idea of enshrined Bhutto power “... More »

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Pakistan • democracy • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Fatima Bhutto

Policeman: Sudden Crowd Stopped Bhutto's Car

New reports deepen mystery around assassination

Jan 12, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - New reports on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto point to the killing being a well-organized plot and suggest Musharraf's government knows more than it claims, McClatchy reports. A police witness says a crowd that appeared to be Bhutto supporters surged into the road and stopped her car. When she emerged... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Rawalpindi • Bhutto assassination

Murder of 8 Tribal Leaders Stalls Ceasefire

Deaths derail peace talks in lawless northwest Pakistan

Jan 8, 08 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Eight tribal leaders were shot to death in northwest Pakistan yesterday, the Times of London reports, further roiling the near-anarchic area. The assailants are believed to be Islamic militants. The chiefs had formed a peace committee and were involved in efforts to broker a ceasefire between the military and insurgents... More »

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

Bhutto's Death Her Own Fault: Musharraf

'It was she to blame alone—nobody else,'  tells '60 Minutes'

Jan 7, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has absolved his own government—and everyone else—of culpability in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, telling "60 Minutes" that she alone was to blame for her death. "For standing up outside the car, I think it was she to blame alone—nobody else.... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Bhutto assassination

Outdated Parade Cover Bares Bhutto's Death Fears

Chilling interview before her assassination

Jan 7, 08 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - "Is Benazir Bhutto America's best hope against al-Qaeda?" asks the front page of this week's Parade magazine. The issue, which features an interview with the soon-to-be-assassinated Pakistani leader, went to press almost a week before Bhutto was killed. Faced with the choice of running the issue with the outdated... More »

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media • Pakistan • magazine • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan elections • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • Parade magazine

CIA May Launch New Covert Ops in Pakistan

Seeks to thwart al-Qaeda muscle; but Pakistan won't stand for it

Jan 6, 08 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Bush administration officials are weighing plans for the CIA and US military to conduct new, more aggressive covert operations in Pakistan, the New York Times reports. The proposal is a response to growing al-Qaeda and Taliban efforts to destabilize Pakistan, cast in sharp focus by the assassination of former prime... More »

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Taliban • CIA • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • George W. Bush

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