Oct 19th - Bomb in Karachi

126 dead as blasts hit near former PM Bhutto in Pakistan (Jerusalem Post)
Suicide bombing hurts hundreds as crowd welcomes the former premier after eight years in exile; Bhutto remains unhurt...

Bombs Target Bhutto Procession in Pakistan (Wall Street Journal)
Bhutto was targeted by twin bombings that killed up to 126 in Karachi. The former premier, who wasn't injured, returned to Pakistan earlier in the day after an eight-year exile...

India condemns attack on Bhutto in Pakistan (The News Pakistan)
NEW DELHI: India condemned on Friday the bloody attack that targeted former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi and urged determined ac...

SC adjourns Musharraf re-election case till Monday (The News Pakistan)
ISLAMABAD: An 11-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing petitions against the legality of president General Pervez Musharraf’s October 6 election w...

President orders for report on blasts within 48 hours
RAWALPINDI: President General Pervez Musharraf has issued directives to intelligence agencies for submitting report on Karachi bomb blasts within 48 h...

Aaj ki Khabrein

US, Russia dominate arms sales to developing countries (Jerusalem Post)
According US congressional report, military rivals Pakistan and India top the list as buyers, followed by Saudi Arabia and Venezuela...

Bhutto amnesty signed by Musharraf (Al-Jazeera)
Pakistan's president grants amnesty for former leader, boosting power-sharing deal...

Pakistan awaits court ruling on vote, Bhutto deal (Reuters)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to rule on Friday on whether to suspend an election President Pervez Musharraf is set to win, just as he closes in on a power-sharing deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto...

Musharraf, Bhutto Strike Accord (Wall Street Journal)
Musharraf and Bhutto struck a tentative deal designed to allow the old foes to shepherd Pakistan from military rule to civilian government amid political tensions and militant violence...

'Army has no role in politics' (Times Of India)
The military ruler, who came to power 8 years ago in a bloodless coup by ousting former PM Nawaz Sharif, is seeking a second term in the October 6 presidential poll...

Hearing of petitions challenging Musharraf’s nomination completed (The News Pakistan)
ISLAMABAD: A 10-member larger bench of the Supreme Court completed hearing of the constitutional petitions Friday, challenging validation of General Musharraf...

Pak prez polls: SC gives go ahead (Times Of India)
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that the weekend elections expected to extend President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's eight-year rule can proceed as planned...