Dec 28 Mourning, Violence as Bhutto Is Buried By PBS News Hour Benazir Bhutto was buried Friday at her family's mausoleum in her southern home province of Sindh, one day after the Pakistani opposition leader was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally. Continue reading
Dec 27 Pakistan in Uproar After Bhutto Assassination By PBS News Hour Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in an attack that killed at least 20 others, plunging the nuclear-armed country into fresh turmoil less than two weeks before highly-anticipated elections. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch Assassination Raises Fears of Renewed Turmoil in Pakistan World leaders condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, saying her death was an attack on democratic reforms and civic society in the restive South Asian nation. Regional experts examine what her death may mean… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Suicide Attack Ends Benazir Bhutto’s Controversial Life After a look at recent NewsHour interviews with Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan experts and former colleagues of the late prime minister reflect on her political career, including her election as the youngest and first female Pakistan prime minister in 1988. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Pakistani Ambassador Durrani: Bhutto Had ‘Best Protection Possible’ Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Mahmud Ali Durrani reiterated his government's reaction to Thursday's assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, calling her death the work of Islamic extremists. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Pakistani Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto Assassinated Opposition leader and former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack on Thursday just moments after addressing supporters at a rally in Rawalpindi. A reporter in Pakistan details the events leading to the assassination… Continue watching
Dec 21 Blast Aimed at Musharraf Official Kills at Least 42 By Admin, PBS News Hour A suicide bombing tore through a mosque in northwestern Pakistan Friday, killing at least 42 and injuring some 80 others, Pakistani security officials said. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Now a Civilian Leader, Musharraf Vows to Lift Emergency Rule After stepping down from his post as chief of the army, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was sworn in Thursday as a civilian leader and vowed to lift emergency rule on Dec. 16. A former State Department official and a Pakistani… Continue watching
Nov 28 Pakistan’s Musharraf Quits Army Chief Role By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf stepped down as army chief Wednesday -- a day before he will be sworn in as a civilian president -- in response to mounting opposition to his dual leadership role. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Biden Gives His Take on Iraq Policy, Pakistan, Campaigning in Iowa In the latest in a series of in-depth interviews with 2008 presidential candidates, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., talks about his views on the road to the White House, including campaigning in Iowa, U.S. involvement in Iraq and Pakistan's political turmoil. Continue watching