Police prevented an assassination attempt on ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan today in Charsadda, NWFP.
A suicide bomber was shot in the head as he tried to make his way into a gathering (hujra) at Wali Bagh led by Khan.
The bomber released the trigger upon his death, setting off the blast. At least five persons were [...]

Musharraf suspends constitution, declares emergency rule, and imposes Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO)

Transmission of news channels shut down in Pakistan
Supreme Court Chief Justice sacked, arrested and replaced with Musharraf loyalist
Over 1500 civilians arrested
Senior figures jailed or house arrested:

Lawyers’ movement: Aitzaz Ahsan, Munir Malik, Ali Ahmad Kurd, Tariq Mehmood, Ikram Chaudhry, Syed Muhammad Shah, and Ahsan [...]