Rawalpindi, July 14 (ANI): Two officials of the United Nations technical assessment team paid a surprise visit to the spot in Liaquat Bagh where former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack on December 27, ... Read More »
Sharif pushes for Musharraf’s trial for years of ‘misdeeds’
London, July 4 (ANI): The bitter feud between former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President General Pervez Musharraf continues abated, with Sharif now calling for a trial of the former military General. Talking to media persons here, Sharif ... Read More »
Former Irish police officer joins Benazir’s assassination probe team
United Nations, June 10 (ANI): The United Nations independent inquiry commission to investigate the assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is finally complete with the appointment of Peter Fitzgerald of Ireland as the third member of the team. ... Read More »
Musharraf blames Mehsud for Bhutto’s assassination
Lahore, June 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has held the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. In an interview to a private television channel, Musharraf rejected reports that he ... Read More »
PML-N asks govt. to try Musharraf for Bhutto’s assassination
Islamabad, Jun. 3 (ANI): Alleging that the former President General Prevez Musharraf was responsible for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged the government to put the autocratic ruler on trial. The PML-N asked ... Read More »
Pakistan leadership responsible for country’s current chaotic situation: Fatima Bhutto
London, May 28 (ANI): Assassinated Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s niece Fatima Bhutto has criticized Pakistan’s leadership for creating all problems that the country is facing at present. Bhutto charged the state, especially its civil and military machinery, for creating ... Read More »
I did not say ‘special death squad’ made by Cheney killed Benazir: Hersh
Lahore, May 19 (ANI): US journalist Seymour Hersh has contradicted news reports being published in South Asia that quote him as saying a “special death squad” created by former US vice president Dick Cheney had killed Benazir Bhutto. The award-winning ... Read More »
US journo claims Bhutto was killed on Cheney’s orders
New York, May 18 (ANI): A special death squad assassinated Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the orders of former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, an Arab TV channel has reported. “Cheney was the chief of the Joint Special Operation ... Read More »
Benazir Bhutto awarded ‘Best Mother’ by World Population Federation
Lahore, May 10 (ANI): The World Population Federation has awarded the ‘Best Mother Award’ to the assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the Daily Times reports. The award was received by Benazir Farzana Raja on behalf of Bhutto’s son ... Read More »
Documentary on Bhutto’s life gets Chicago Film Festival award
Islamabad, Apr.25 (ANI): A documentary based on the life of the assassinated Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago Film Festival Hugo Television Awards. The documentary titled “Benazir and Democracy” was awarded ... Read More »