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Pakistan's political parties explained

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections Monday, with political parties competing for 272 seats in the National Assembly.

Commentary: Dynasties, democracy and dictatorship

Honoring Benazir Bhutto's last wishes, her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) today named her teenage son Bilawal, and her husband, Asif Zardari as its leaders.

Commentary: Bhutto failed to modernize Pakistan

In the days after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it will be tempting to reach two hasty conclusions: that she was Pakistan's last great hope and that her geo-politically crucial country has revealed itself to be inherently hopeless.

Bhutto was killed by bomb shrapnel

Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest in a chaotic funeral at her ancestral home Friday as officials revealed she was killed by shrapnel not gunshots and blamed al Qaeda militants.

Bhutto took on risks in life

Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday in Rawalpindi, was the first female prime minister of Pakistan and of any Islamic nation. She led Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996.

Time.com: Pakistan: The Making of a Crisis

As tensions build, here's a guide to the players and issues roiling a country that could upset the security of the world

Time.com: Bhutto at the Barricades

On Scene: Media outnumber supporters at the opposition leader's home as she protests Musharraf's emergency decree

Bhutto leaves Karachi, visits ancestral home

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto left the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday for the first time since surviving an attempted assassination last week that turned her homecoming motorcade into a scene of carnage, sources within her political party told CNN.

Commentary: Bhutto undeterred by cowardly bombings

Born into one of the most famous political families on the Asian sub-continent, Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was raised to withstand constant public scrutiny.

Time.com: Who Is Behind the Attack on Bhutto?

Her enemies range from al-Qaeda to the military, but whoever is reponsible, the blasts could scare off her supporters

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