A transcript released by the Pakistani government of a purported conversation between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, who is referred to as Emir Sahib, and another man identified as a Maulvi Sahib, or Mr. Cleric. The government alleges the conversation proves al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto: ...more

December 29, 2007

As slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest in her ancestral village Friday, the government of President Pervez Musharraf laid the blame for her assassination on a Taliban commander and said other politicians also were under threat. ...more

December 29, 2007

For the presidential candidates, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has emerged as a ghoulish sort of test: A chance to project leadership and competence - or not - on a fast-moving and nuanced foreign policy issue. ...more

December 29, 2007

President Bush held an emergency meeting of his top foreign policy aides Friday to discuss the deepening crisis in Pakistan, as administration officials and others explored whether Thursday's assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto marks the beginning of a new Islamic extremist offensive that could spread beyond Pakistan and undermine the U.S. war effort in neighboring Afghanistan. ...more

December 29, 2007

The murder of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's former prime minister, is a tragic one which gives a glimpse of the difficult situation Pakistan has been facing. ...more

December 28, 2007

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan jolted the race for the White House on Thursday, sending candidates in both parties scrambling for political advantage while condemning the attack. ...more

December 28, 2007

When I saw Benazir Bhutto that day in 1989, she was simply impossible to miss. There she stood on the eve of a gathering of the world's most powerful countries: A woman making her way confidently in a sea of men. A woman from Pakistan - a Muslim country, no less - democratically elected as prime minister. ...more

December 28, 2007

Benazir Bhutto was many things: zealous guardian of her dead father's legacy, aristocratic populist, accused rogue, even one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people. ...more

December 28, 2007

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is likely to further complicate business relations between the United States and Pakistan, which is already a major manufacturer of clothing and has been pushing for deeper private-sector ties. ...more

December 28, 2007

The last thoughts of a gunman who pushed through a crowd at a political rally and fatally shot Benazir Bhutto might have been how easy it is to derail democracy and silence forever a powerful voice of reform. ...more

December 28, 2007