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Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, faces stiff opposition from both pro-democracy parties that want a return to civilian rule and Islamic militants affiliated with the Taliban and Al Qaeda

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February 2008
- Bomb Kills Pakistan Medic Staff
  
  BBC | 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 hour, BBC reports. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities have blamed Taliban militants based near the Afghan border. More »
- Bhutto Warned of Her Murder by Osama's Son
  
  Times (UK) | 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 Hamza, 16, is being groomed as a future al-Qaeda head, reports the Times of London. More »
January 2008
- Pakistan Hostage Crisis Ends
  
  CNN | Jan 28, 08 1:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A hostage situation in northwest Pakistan ended peacefully today after gunmen took at least 30 schoolchildren and teachers captive, CNN reports. The hostages were released unharmed and their captors were handed over to a court of tribal elders. Earlier reports said that up to 250 students and teachers were held, but Pakistani police said that most of them were able to escape the captors. More »
- Musharraf Nixes Greater CIA Role in Pakistan
  
  New York Times | 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 tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, but President Pervez Musharraf nixed any expansion of US combat presence. More »
- Musharraf Courts Wary Europeans
  
  BBC | 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 the BBC. More »
- CIA Chief Names Groups Behind Bhutto Assassination
  
  Washington Post | 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 ex-PM’s murder. More »
- Musharraf Says He'd Consider Stepping Down
  
  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 will leave," he said, as he preps for elections next month. More »
- Policeman: Sudden Crowd Stopped Bhutto's Car
  
  McClatchy Newspapers | 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 from the sunroof to wave, she was shot. More »
- Stay Out of Pakistan, Musharraf Warns US
  
  Time | Jan 11, 08 4:47 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he won't tolerate increased American activity against terrorist insurgents inside his country, warning in an interview in a Singapore newspaper that American troops will be treated as invaders if they cross the border from Afghanistan. The US would "regret that day" if it proceeds with a plan under consideration to expand the mission of the CIA or the military in the hunt for al-Qaeda or Taliban militants, Time reports. More »
- Bhutto's Death Her Own Fault: Musharraf
  
  CNN | 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. Responsibility is hers," he said in an interview aired last night. More »
- CIA May Launch New Covert Ops in Pakistan
  
  New York Times | 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 minister Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan officials, however, say they will not allow such operations. More »
- Scotland Yard Team Begins Pakistan Probe
  
  AFP | Jan 4, 08 3:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Investigators from Scotland Yard arrived in Pakistan today to assist with the government's investigation of Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Pervez Musharraf invited the team to lend credibility to the investigation and help put to rest what the president called "conspiracy theories," but critics remain skeptical about what the Brits will—and won't—be permitted to do, AFP reports. More »
- Musharraf: Bhutto Endangered Herself
  
  New York Times | Jan 3, 08 2:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Pervez Musharraf dismissed accusations today that Pakistan's government was involved in the Dec. 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, citing extensive security provided to the ex-prime minister as well as careless disregard for her own safety. “There is no complicity,” he said of the killing. “Would I or the government be the maximum gainer from doing this?" More »
- Pakistan Delays Vote to Feb. 18 After Violence
  
  CNN | Jan 2, 08 11:16 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - On the day Pakistan announced it had rescheduled parliamentary elections for Feb. 18 in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, President Pervez Musharraf has asked Scotland Yard to "solve all the confusion" surrounding her death, CNN reports. The country's election commission said the wave of violence after Bhutto's assassination made the original Jan. 8 election date impossible. More »
December 2007
- Pakistan Vote to Be Delayed at Least 4 Weeks
  
  AFP | Dec 31, 07 8:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pakistan's January 8 election will be postponed by at least 4 weeks, "if not more," because of violence in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, election officials tell AFP. The election commission recommended a delay, but won't specify a date until tomorrow. Bhutto's party opposes postponement on grounds that a delay would help opponents such as Nawaz Sharif, who, for the same reason, accepts a delay. More »
- Bhutto Slumped as Shots Rang Out: Video
  
  CNN | Dec 31, 07 5:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Newly released videotape of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto bolsters Bhutto's supporters' claim that the Pakistani opposition leader was killed by gunshot wounds and not—as the government insists—by hitting her head on her car sunroof when a bomb exploded. The video shows Bhutto slumping forward after gunshots ring out and before the bomb explodes, CNN reports. More »