Sep 20th, 2008 · Newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, gave his first speech as president before the Pakistani parliament on Saturday. Barely settled into his new job, Zardari has already been engulfed by a political crisis triggered by American military strikes inside Pakistani territory.
Sep 6th, 2008 · Just over nine months after his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in a suicide attack, Asif Ali Zardari has been chosen as the new president of Pakistan. His election Saturday has been received warily by the Pakistani public. It came on a day marred by death and mayhem after a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar killed at least 30 people.
Aug 23rd, 2008 · Asif Ali Zardari succeeded his late wife Benazir Bhutto as the head of the Pakistan People's Party. Now, he's in the running to become Pakistan's president, following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf.
Apr 25th, 2008 · Pakistani officials are brokering an agreement to end violence with the militants who took credit for Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Journalist Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban, discusses the agreement and how critics are reacting.
Apr 14th, 2008 · Harry Benson has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Benazir Bhutto, and every president since Eisenhower. Alex Chadwick continues his occasional "Photo Op" series by strolling with the photo legend through a retrospective exhibit at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
Mar 24th, 2008 · Pakistan's parliament on Monday chose Yousaf Raza Gilani, a loyalist of slain leader Benazir Bhutto, as the nation's new prime minister. Gilani, a longtime aide to Bhutto, moved quickly to challenge the unpopular President Pervez Musharraf by ordering the immediate release of all judges detained under the president's orders.
Feb 19th, 2008 · The two largest opposition political parties in Pakistan headed for an election victory after voters rejected the ruling party of President Pervez Musharraf. Early results showed equal gains for the Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party and the opposition party led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Husain Haqqani, director of Boston University's Center for International Relations, talks about the election.
Feb 18th, 2008 · Pakistanis headed to the polls on Monday for much-anticipated parliamentary elections that were delayed after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in December. But fears of violence may have kept some from voting.