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Thursday, 27th December 2007

Reference and News Materials: Benazir Bhutto Assassination

In addition to the "traditional" international news sources, these sites and specific resources might be of interest.

++ DiplomacyMonitor
Primary Documents from Governments Around the World. Updated Continuously.
Pakistan Section.
From St. Thomas School of Law.

++ NewsNow
Aggregates nearly 31,000 News Sources (Global)
Key Specific Categories: Benazir Bhutto ||| Current Affairs ||| Pakistan
Pages Autorefresh every 5 minutes.

Timelines and Obits
++ Timeline: Key Events in the Life Benazir Bhutto (The Guardian)

++ Timeline: Pakistan's Political Rivals (BBC)

++ Timeline: Recent Events in Pakistan (Reuters)

++ Factbox: Life of Benazir Bhutto (Reuters)

++ Obituary: Benazir Bhutto (The Telegraph)

++ Obituary: Benazir Bhutto (BBC)

++ New York Times Obituary

Pakistan Press
+ via Kidon Media Link
++++ Live Audio Stream via Dawn/Pakistan TV

Country
++ BBC Country Profile

++ CIA World Factbook

++ State Department (U.S.) Background Notes on Pakistan

++ Consular Info Sheet (U.S.; Includes Links to Embassy and Consulates

++ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK): Pakistan File ||| FCO Travel Advice

Government
+ Pakistan Government
+ Pakistan Peoples Party
+ Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC

Other
+ Text Transcript: Remarks made by Benazir Bhutto to Voice of America Shortly Before Her Death

+ Text Transcript: President Musharraf’s brief address to nation on Mohtarma Benazir’s assassination

+ Remarks by UK PM Gordon Brown on Assassination

+ Remarks by U.S. President Bush on Assassination

+ A Conversation With Benazir Bhutto
Recorded on August 15, 2007, Council on Foreign Relations, NY, NY
Transcript along with audio and video are available.

+ Fmr. Pakistan P.M. Bhutto Speech on the Situation in Pakistan (via C-SPAN, uses RealPlayer)
Recoded on 9/25/2007 at Middle East Institute, Washington DC, 58 minutes.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (1993-1996) spoke about events in Pakistan, the status of a power sharing agreement between opposition party members and President Musharaff, upcoming elections, and President Musharaff's promise to step down as head of the Pakistani military prior to the elections. She also talked about recent disputes between the president and the courts and counter-terrorism policy.

+ Frederick Barton, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Senior Adviser (via C-SPAN, uses RealPlayer)
Recorded on October 19, 2007.

Frederick Barton, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Senior Adviser talks about the situation in Pakistan surrounding Former Prime Minister Bhutto's return and the status of the government under President Musharraf.

+ CSIS Resources on Pakistan (includes experts)

+ Center for National Policy Discussion on the Crisis in Pakistan (via C-SPAN, uses RealPlayer)
Recorded on November 27, 2007.

Husain Haqqani, former advisor to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and Ambassador Teresita Schaffer take part in a discussion titled "Who Rules Pakistan: the Islamic Republic in Crisis." The event takes place at the Center for National Policy.

+ Benazir Bhutto: The Exile's Return (recent profile in MORE magazine)

+ Pakistan's Political Crisis and State of Emergency (CRS Report dated 11/6/07; PDF; 108 KB)

+ DocuTicker papers and reports on Pakistan


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