Asif Ali Zardari, the head of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, will likely take over the country’s presidency when legislators meet this weekend to select a successor to former president, Pervez Musharraf.

Pakistan's ruling coalition leaders are expected to meet today to discuss replacing Pervez Musharraf, as a minister stressed that the government had not made an immunity deal with the embattled former president.

The party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto today nominated a close associate of her widower to be parliament’s first female speaker, but divisions remained over who should be the next prime minister.

An explosion near an election office in north-western Pakistan killed four people and wounded 12 others today, two days ahead of parliamentary polls considered crucial to restoring democracy, the party of late opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said.

Benazir Bhutto’s political party said today that it may work with Pakistan’s president after elections next month despite the leader’s apparent unpopularity and allegations that elements within his government may have played a role in her death.

Scotland Yard forensic experts investigating the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto are unlikely to discover who killed her, her supporters said today.

THE party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will call on the UN for an inquiry into her assassination if it forms a government after elections next month, said a party spokesman yesterday.

Pakistan’s US-allied president must resign before next month’s elections or the country could risk slipping into civil war, opposition leaders and an independent research group said today.

Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto insisted today that a UN probe was the only way to reveal the truth behind her murder.

Suicide attackers tried to kill a leading Pakistani politician today as members of Benazir Bhutto’s political party prepared for critical meetings on whether to boycott January 8 elections following her assassination.

Pakistan said today it did not need foreign assistance to investigate the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, despite deepening controversy over how the former prime minister died and who killed her.

Two key Pakistani opposition leaders prepared to meet today to discuss whether to jointly boycott crucial parliamentary elections to protest at a state of emergency declared by President Pervez Musharraf.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrived in north-western Pakistan today to launch her election campaign, a day after unveiling her party's platform despite calls from other opposition groups to boycott the January 8 vote.

A Pakistani Supreme Court stacked with judges loyal to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf prepared for a final ruling today on whether the general is eligible to be president.

Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s government called a meeting today to discuss a timetable for parliamentary elections.

Police were today holding up to 1,800 opponents of Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf in a ruthless crackdown following his declaration of emergency rule.

Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto’s party announced today that it would contest the country’s presidential election – but only if President General Pervez Musharraf is barred from running.

Legal wrangling over President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s re-election bid intensified today after exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto accused the general’s allies of pushing Pakistan toward a dangerous crisis by refusing to restore democracy and share power.

Time is running out for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to finalise a pact with ex-premier Benazir Bhutto that would keep the US-allied leader in office, Bhutto’s party warned today.

Exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has travelled to Dubai ahead of expected talks today on a political pact that could keep Pakistan president Gen. Pervez Musharraf in office, officials said.

Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf will make a final attempt to seal a deal with exiled former Premier Benazir Bhutto that could keep the general in power, a senior official said today.

Former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto said today that power-sharing talks with President General Pervez Musharraf were at a standstill, but that she planned to return to the nation even without a deal.

Exiled former premier Benazir Bhutto’s party today met to decide whether to end talks with President Gen Pervez Musharraf over a pact that could see them share power and end military rule in Pakistan.

Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf is discussing whether to quit as army chief before upcoming elections, the government said today, rejecting a rival’s claim that the decision has already been made.

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf held secret talks with opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto about a possible power-sharing deal, it was reported today.

Lawyers throughout Pakistan boycotted court proceedings, clashed with riot police and burned an image of President Gen Pervez Musharraf today in a protest against the removal of the country’s top judge.

Pakistan’s senate president signed legislation today that will allow General Pervez Musharraf to remain as both head of state and army chief beyond December 31.

A Swiss court has quashed a six-month suspended prison sentence against former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for allegedly laundering millions of pounds while she was in power, her spokesman said today.