Benazir Bhutto

I don’t know much about her, but that’s the news this morning, 15 minutes ago. If you do know who she was, please include a description of that in your answer (your opinion, not wiki links). Was she friends with us, or something else? I didn’t pay much attention to news about her, apparently she was someone important to Pakistan. Read Full Story

Pakistan’s former chief of army staff, General Mirza Aslam Beg (ret.), has said the U.S. private security company Blackwater was directly involved in the assassinations of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto and former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Blackwater later changed its name and is now known as Xe. General Beg, who was chief of army staff during Benazir Bhutto’s first administration, said U.S. officials always kept the presence of Blackwater in Pakistan secret because they were afraid of possible attacks on the U.S. Embassy and its consulates in Pakistan. During an interview with a Pakistani TV network, Beg claimed that the United ... Read Full Story

Author of a new biography of Imran Khan claims that the cricketer-turned-politician was romantically involved with late former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when both of them studied together at Oxford University. In his book, Christopher Sandford writes that Bhutto became infatuated with Khan, and the pair enjoyed a "close" and possibly "sexual" relationship. The author has also alleged that Khan's mother even tried to organise an arranged marriage between the pair, but to no avail. It was believed that Khan and Bhutto had always been at loggerheads, both politically and personally. In fact, Khan openly criticised the former Prime Minister just days before ... Read Full Story

Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant For Raja Pervaiz Ashraf: RAWALPINDI: Civil Judge Rawalpindi Rai Afzal Kharal issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant For Raja Pervaiz Ashraf: RAWALPINDI: Civil Judge Rawalpindi Rai Afzal Kharal issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. The civil judges strongly directed the Rawalpindi Police to arrest and then produce Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the court. The minister is charged since December 23, 1998 with manhandling a government witness inside court premises when a corruption reference was being heard against former premier Benazir ... Read Full Story

The year 2008 was a year of great turmoil in Pakistan as the prior year ended with the tragic assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Dec 27, 2007. It began with Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari taking over the reigns of Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan's largest political party, and ended with rising tensions in South Asia in the aftermath of Mumbai terrorist attacks. Some of the key events that shaped the year for Pakistanis included: 1. Major defeat was dealt to pro-Musharraf forces in free, fair and democratic elections in which Pakistan Peoples Party won the most seats in parliament followed by ... Read Full Story