Musharraf’s Party Accepts Defeat - New York Times
Excerpt:
"Pakistan appeared to be heading for a transition to an elected civilian government Tuesday after President Pervez Musharraf told visiting United States senators that he accepted the resounding defeat of his party in elections, and would work with a new Parliament."
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Tuesday
Musharraf’s Party Accepts Defeat - New York Times
Saturday
Pakistani President Rules Out UN Probe into Bhutto Murder
Pakistani President Rules Out UN Probe into Bhutto Murder
Excerpt:
"Pakistan's President Prevez Musharraf has ruled out a U.N. inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader and former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
Ms. Bhutto's party has been calling for a U.N. investigation, comparing her death to the 2005 killing of former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri. Many Lebanese blame Syria for that killing.
Mr. Musharraf told a French newspaper Le Figaro that a U.N. probe will not be appropriate since no other country is implicated in the murder of Ms. Bhutto. He said Pakistani institutions will manage the inquiry and that British police are helping Pakistani investigators."
Monday
Top Rival Calls for Musharraf to Step Down Immediately - The New York Times
Top Rival Calls for Musharraf to Step Down Immediately - The New York Times
Excerpt:
"The most experienced opposition politician left in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, sharpened the battle lines with President Pervez Musharraf on Monday, calling for his immediate resignation and the formation of a government of national consensus."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/world/asia/31cnd-pakistan.html?hp
Friday
Soldiers given shoot-to-kill order in Karachi's Sindh province - CNN International
See also:
World leaders condemn Bhutto assassination
and
Pakistan in crisis as Bhutto buried - Reuters
Soldiers given shoot-to-kill order in Karachi's Sindh province - CNN International
Excerpt:
"Authorities called for calm and asked residents to stay inside.
Many obliged, shuttering shops or rushing home from work and surrendering the streets to protesters who set fire to banks, shops and gas stations, blocked streets and pelted police with rocks, Pakistani media reported....
Local media reported that in some areas, police were on the streets but were avoiding direct confrontation with the mobs, not wanting to inflame an already tense situation.
But by Friday morning, Pakistani media reported that calm had spread across the shaken country, now marking a three-day period of mourning declared by Musharraf."
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/pakistan.scene/
Benazirs supporters go on rampage across Pakistan
See also: World leaders condemn Bhutto assassination
Benazirs supporters go on rampage across Pakistan
Excerpt:
"Karachi, Dec 28 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhuttos supporters went on a rampage on Friday burning vehicles, government buildings, and factories, blocking roads and screaming abuse at President Pervez Musharraf in anger over her assassination. At least 14 more people have died till now."
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/benazirs-supporters-go-on-rampage-across-pakistan_10010507.html
Thursday
Bill Richardson to Musharraf: Step Down!
See also: World leaders condemn Bhutto assassination
Bill Richardson to Musharraf: Step Down!
Excerpt:
"Richardson stated, "It is in the interests of the US that there be a democratic Pakistan that relentlessly hunts down terrorists. Musharraf has failed,and his attempts to cling to power are destabilizing his country. He must go.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-davis/richardson-to-musharraf-_b_78430.html
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