An epic life

Benazir Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was the founder of the populist Pakistan People's Party. He was president and then prime minister of Pakistan before his ouster in a 1977 military coup; two years later, he was executed by the government of Gen. Zia-ul Haq after being convicted of engineering the murder of a political opponent.more>>

Report: Bhutto attacker identified

An attacker on former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been identified, according to a local TV report Monday night.

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Elections in Pakistan will now take place on Feb. 18. The delay follows the unrest caused by the assassination last week of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. more>>

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has blamed terrorists for the death of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. more>>

Bhutto supporters rallied in the streets of Karachi and Rawalpindi after her assassination.Pakistan has put its paramilitary forces on red alert as angry backers of the slain former prime minister take to the streets across the country. more>>