Killing strikes Pakistan at time of highest volatility

Benazir Bhutto's death may tip a hugely unstable nation over the brink, writes Rahul Bedi in New Delhi

Political aftershocks will be felt for some time

The assassination has flung Pakistan into one of the worst crises of its 60- year history, writes Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Affairs Correspondent

‘The subcontinent has lost an outstanding leader’

World leaders have voiced outrage at Benazir Bhutto's assassination and have expressed fears for the fate of the nuclear-armed state.

A turbulent democracy: Pakistan lurches from crisis to crisis

March 9th, 2007 - President Pervez Musharraf suspends Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry over allegations of misconduct. Lawyers rally round him and Musharraf's popularity plummets.

Irish leaders condemn ‘attack on democracy’

Irish political leaders have expressed their shock and sadness at the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the killings of her supporters.