Archive for December, 2007

Radio Appearance: BBC Radio Five

Monday, December 31st, 2007 Posted in Admin | No Comments »

Just finished recording an interview on BBC Radio Five regarding Pakistan's post-Bhutto predicament. Read more..

Bilawal and Asif Zardari to Co-Chair the PPP

Sunday, December 30th, 2007 Posted in Asif Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's Assassination, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) | 1 Comment »

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari read the will of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, earlier today in Pakistan.  It designated his father, Asif Zardari, as chairman of the party, who then reportedly declined ... Read more..

After Bhutto: Who Will Lead the Pakistan People’s Party?

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Aitzaz Ahsan, Amin Fahim, Asif Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's Assassination, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Farhatullah Babar, Fatima Bhutto, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sherry Rehman | 11 Comments »

The murder of Benazir Bhutto has created a leadership vacuum within the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). The populist, center-left party gained patrimonial colors after the execution ... Read more..

The Day After: Friday Round-Up

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Baitullah Mehsud, Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's Assassination | 3 Comments »

Benazir Bhutto laid to rest near her father in Garhi Khuda Baksh Javed Iqbal Cheema, Interior Ministry spokesperson: Baitullah Mehsud Responsible for Bhutto's Killing Claims intelligence services intercepted Mehsud conversation at 9:15 ... Read more..

Opinion: Pakistan after Bhutto

Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's Assassination | 6 Comments »

My opinion piece, issued by Project Syndicate, has been picked up by a number of publications, including Pakistan's Daily Times, Lebanon's Daily Star, Miami Herald, the Scotsman, the San Diego ... Read more..

The 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates on the Bhutto Assassination

Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in Benazir Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's Assassination, United States, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Rudy Giuliani: “The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a tragic event for Pakistan and for democracy in Pakistan. Her murderers must be brought to justice and Pakistan must continue the path ... Read more..

Breaking News: Benazir Bhutto Assassinated in Suicide Attack

Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in Baitullah Mehsud, Benazir Bhutto, Liaquat Ali Khan, Naheed Khan, Rehman Malik, Shahnawaz Bhutto | 14 Comments »

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto died at 6:16PM PST (8:16AM New York) today after suffering fatal wounds from an assassination attempt while leaving Liaquat Park in Rawalpindi. Bhutto, after ... Read more..

Suicide Bomber Attempts Assassination of Aftab Sherpao; Over 50 Killed

Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Aftab Sherpao | 1 Comment »

Former Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao was the target of yet another assassination attempt this morning in Pakistan.  Sherpao was unhurt, but his son and two grandsons were injured.  The ... Read more..

Things Fall Apart

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Aitzaz Ahsan, Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Husain Haqqani, Masood Sharif Khattak, Naheed Khan, Naseerullah Babar, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) | 3 Comments »

Benazir Bhutto recently blamed Pakistan's intelligence services for the fractures emerging in her party's elite. The former prime minister is highly concerned with cohesiveness of the PPP, making party ... Read more..

Baitullah Mehsud: Militants Unite As Taliban Movement of Pakistan

Friday, December 14th, 2007 Posted in Baitullah Mehsud, Haji Umar, South Waziristan, Taliban Movement of Pakistan, Tehreek-e Taliban-e Pakistan, Waziristan | No Comments »

In an interview with BBC Urdu, the South Waziristan neo-Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud says that the assortment of militant groups in Pakistan's seven tribal agencies and neighboring Malakand region of ... Read more..

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