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Ed Wray/AP

12.28.07

Gingerly, US reaches out to Sharif in Pakistan

With elections there postponed until Feb. 18, and turmoil unabated, the Bush administration evaluates its options for spurring its war-on-terror ally toward greater democracy.

Reporter Howard LaFranchi

Mustafa Quraishi/AP/File

1.2.08

Family dynasty fills Bhutto vacuum in Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband as new leaders, following a South Asian tradition of keeping political power in the family.

Reporter Mark Sappenfield

Zia Mazhar/AP/FILE

1.2.08

Bhutto's rise carved path for Pakistani women

But analysts say the slain leader was adept at transcending the politics of gender.

AP	12.28.07 Bhutto: A life in politics A slideshow chronicling the life of former Pakistani Prime minister Benazir Bhutto

Andy Nelson

12.28.07

Bhutto's death rocks Pakistan

The assassination of the former prime minister raises questions about the Musharraf government's security measures.

Reporter Shahan Mufti

U.S. weighs options after Bhutto's assassination

Bush condemned Thursday's killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as a 'cowardly act.'

Editorial

12.28.07

Bhutto: 'Don't let militants set the agenda'

Bhutto can be honored by a swift return to democracy in a land that is terrorism central.

Opinion

12.28.07

The Benazir Bhutto I knew

Her death need not be the beginning of Pakistan's end.

Opinion

12.27.07

The future of Pakistani politics

What Bhutto's death could mean for the upcoming elections and the Pakistani political scene

Opinion Editor Josh Burek and Op-Ed essayist Walter Rodgers

12.10.07

Why the world needs democracy in Pakistan

Dictatorship fuels extremism, which reaches far beyond Pakistan.

Opinion Editor Josh Burek interviews former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

REUTERS

11.08.07

Audio: An interview with Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan's former prime minister, now a leader of the opposition, discusses Pakistan's constitutional crisis.

Reporter Suzanna Koster interviews former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

10.19.07

Can Benazir Bhutto save Pakistan's President Musharraf?

After eight years in exile, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's return was greeted with twin bomb blasts late Thursday.

Reporter Shahan Mufti

5.31.88

From the archives: an interview with Benazir Bhutto

In 1988, the Monitor interviewed the woman who would become the Muslim world's first head of government

8.21.85

From the archives: Bhutto seeks to overthrow Zia

In 1985, the Monitor interviewed Pakistan's exiled opposition leader.

12.88

From the archives: Bhutto takes the helm in Pakistan.

In December 1988, Pakistan inagurated its first freely elected head of government in more than a decade.

12.28.07

A call for comfort

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.