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Special Report | Discord in Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto

Popular Former Prime Minister Is Back in Pakistani Politics
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 26 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the nation's most popular politician, can participate in elections despite an earlier ban.
 

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Bhutto

GALLERY » The Bhutto Assassination -- A First Person Account

John Moore, a photographer for Getty Images, was at the Rawalpindi rally where former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed on Dec. 27.

GRAPHICS:

  • Election Results
  • An Ethnic Patchwork

    • PHOTOS:

  • For Pakistan, a Moment of Uncertainty
  • Thousands Gather for Bhutto's Funeral
  • Pakistan Erupts in Protest
  • Bombs Target Bhutto

    • AUDIO:

  • Post's Witte in Rawalpindi
  • On the Ground in Pakistan

    • VIDEOS:
    Bhutto

  • Pakistan on the Brink
  • Suicide Bomber Strikes Lahore
  • Praying for Benazir
  • Raw Video: Bhutto's Final Moments
  • More Videos from Pakistan

    • Q&A Transcripts

    Election Nears (Feb. 7)
    Griffe Witte, Post reporter.

    Legacy of Benazir Bhutto (Dec. 28)
    Lally Weymouth, Newsweek senior editor.

    Profile of Benazir Bhutto (Dec. 28)
    Amy Wilentz, author and journalist.

    Funeral and Prognosis for Pakistan (Dec. 28)
    Syeda Abida Hussain, former ambassador to the U.S.

    Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (Dec. 27)
    Kamran Bokhari, director of Middle East analysis at Strategic Forecasting, Inc.

    Opposition Leaders Arrested (Nov. 15)
    Syeda Abida Hussain, former ambassador to the U.S.

    Latest News and Media Reaction (Nov. 13)
    Shamin-ur-Rahman, reporter for Dawn News in Karachi.

    Musharraf Seizes Control (Nov. 5)
    Griff Witte, Washington Post Islamabad/Kabul bureau chief.

    Pakistan, Bhutto and U.S. Aid (Oct. 31)
    Kamran Bokhari, director of Middle East analysis at Strategic Forecasting, Inc.

    Council on Foreign Relations

    CFR

    Pakistan's Institutions and Civil Society

    Pakistan's army and its intelligence agency have long been on top of the power structure in the country.


    OPINION

    Bhutto

    Musharraf's Electoral Farce

    On Nov. 14, while under house arrest, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto expresses "doubt that we are in for a change."

    PANEL BLOG

    Post Global

    Bhutto Assassinated - Whither Pakistan?

    After Benazir Bhutto's assassination, what's next for Pakistan?

    From Newsweek

    The Most Dangerous Country?

    Newsweek Islamic militants have spread beyond their tribal bases, and have the run of an unstable, nuclear-armed nation.

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