The violence and chaos that followed the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has fostered speculation of civil war and the apparent postponement of elections until February. Elections in Pakistan were set to take place on January 8, but election officials in multiple districts have cited the alleged destruction of election offices [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Civil War’
Inevitable: Pakistan Elections Delayed
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pakistan: Bhutto’s Son Takes The Reigns, Investigation Moves Forward
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Sharif, Zardari on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Violence seems to have peaked over the weekend in Pakistan. Investigations are moving forward into who assassinated Bhutto, new video not surprisingly contradicts the Pakistani government’s account by showing what appears to be gunshots. Bhutto’s husband and son have taken over the PPP, her husband will handle day to day operations until her son [...]
Pakistan Rages, Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Bhutto
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Al-Qaeda, Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Press accounts are reporting wide spread violence and riots following the death, and funeral of assassinated former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. As outrage spread across the nation, there was finger pointing from all sides. Now, it seems Al-Qaeda has come forward claiming responsibility for the attack. While plausible, we’re still finding [...]
Sharif to Boycott elections, Fires, Violence breaking out across Pakistan
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sharif has announced he will boycott the January 8 elections in Pakistan. This comes as no surprise, as it’s clear in light of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto that elections will likely not go forward for quite some time. The United Nations has slammed the Bhutto assassination. Pakistani TV is reporting that [...]
Blowback In Pakistan – Assassination confirmed?
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Bush, Civil War, Election, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif on December 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Al-Jazeera has this must read on Bhutto, extremists, and how westerners find the misguided notion of tribalism a comfortable way of explaining other countries. And, apparently an anonymous US official has confirmed that Bhutto was assassinated. There is still no official suspect. More on the flipside.
Sharif Takes Up Bhutto’s Fight After Her Death
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nawaz Sharif has vowed to take up Bhutto’s pro-democracy mantle after her death. Russia has also condemned the attack. News and video on the flipside.
Updated: Bhutto’s death could spark civil war
Posted in Pakistan, tagged Bhutto, Civil War, elections, Musharraf, Pakistan on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto may send Pakistan spiraling into civil war.