Condoleezza Rice reveals all about Benazir-Musharraf NRO deal

The News report by Shaheen Sehbai

WASHINGTON: The big official secret of the NRO deal, brokered by the United States between then President Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto, has been revealed in full detail by its sponsor, the former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, in her memoirs published here.

She admits everything and reveals [...]

Zardari at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh زرداری گڑھی خدا بخش میں

At Garhi KhudaBakhsh, the President of Pakistan, Mr Asif Ali Zardari, made an interesting speech on the occasion of second death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. [...]

Bakhtawar’s song viewed over 30,000 times on YouTube

Noor Aftab The rap track by 18-year-old Bakhtawar Bhutto posted on the video-sharing website, YouTube, as a tribute to slain PPP leader and her mother Benazir Bhutto has so far been uploaded more than 30,000 times worldwide by subscribers, who also registered their comments on the website over the quality [...]

Bakhtawar tributes mother via hip-hop song

ISLAMABAD: The elder daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother’s death. The song, entitled ‘I Would Take the Pain Away’, and a five-minute video of clips and photographs of Benazir Bhutto has been broadcast on the state-run Pakistani television and posted on the video-sharing [...]

The light that will never go out-Naheed Khan

The writer was Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s political secretary and close aide, and a former member of Parliament

“Safdar, how about some naaras?” Bibi’s last words to Safdar. Bibi was sitting between Makhdoom Amin Fahim and me; I was sitting on her right. Safdar was seated behind us in that ill-fated [...]

Islamabad Airport renamed as Benazir Bhutto Airport

By Asim Yasin

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has named the Islamabad International Airport as Benazir Bhutto International Airport on the occasion of the late PPP chairperson’s 55th birth anniversary.

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Zardari’s googlies

Dr Muzaffar Iqbal

Just five months ago, Asif Ali Zardari was a nobody in Pakistani politics, albeit in the public arena, although he was fully operational behind the scenes. The exact nature of his involvement in Pakistani politics prior to the Dec 27th assassination of his wife remains unclear, but [...]

No UN Commission, please… —Ejaz Haider

Unlike the Hariri case, after Ms Bhutto’s assassination, neither the Security Council president nor the UN Secretary General gave any indication that the UN would like to establish a Commission to investigate Ms Bhutto’s assassination

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A depressing spectacle – Mir Jamilur Rahman

Guess who said this: (1) President Pervez Musharraf is a national asset and they would work jointly with him; (2) President Musharraf’s role can be of great help in the fight against terrorism and in ensuring the country’s security; (3) President Musharraf is a cashable product and can help bring money to the country.

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