The political and ideological differences between the Congress and Shashi Tharoor is no longer a matter of whispers.
The eight-page guide instructs the kidnappers to utilise captives as human shields if attacked, regardless of their religion, race, or gender. The hostages should be "killed when necessary," especially if there is any sign of revolt among them, it said, while instructed terrorists to document their actions live.
Amir Mir, one of Pakistan's foremost investigative journalists, draws from personal anecdotes, meetings and off-the-record conversations with Benazir Bhutto to reconstruct her assassination in his book The Bhutto Murder Trail -- From Wazirstan to GHQ. Mir tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa that it becomes clear that Pervez Musharraf was in the know of the plot and the Pakistan establishment tried to stop Bhutto from returning to the country before getting her killed.
United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said that she would not serve a second term as the top American diplomat if President Barack Obama was to be re-elected in 2012 presidential elections. She also categorically ruled out any attempt to run for US presidency again.
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf unveiled his plans for a comeback in Pakistani politics. We present excerpts from Musharraf's interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
Pakistan's main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has asked the government to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial for allegedly being responsible for the assassination of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
It is war, and maverick filmmaker Michael Moore and CNN's resident medical expert and practicing neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta are fighting it across many platforms.
Bush said Musharaf's taking off his uniform and stepping down as Pakistan's army chief was a strong first step toward democracy in that country.
Acknowledging that she has met secretly with President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said that the power sharing deal with the general is not possible unless he takes concrete steps towards democracy.
A feisty Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari says there is no likelihood of his being deposed in a military coup, but if it does happen it will be because the United States along with other democratic countries has had a hand in it.
'Terror is a legitimate threat. It is a threat that comes from Al-Qaeda and those organisations that have morphed off of Al-Qaeda, but there are other interests we have beyond merely -- for example, the situation in the Middle East is not a global war on terror. But it matters to us mightily whether or not we end up with an accommodation between the Israelis and the Palestinians,' he said.
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer from her home in Karachi, when asked if she feared that she was also about to be arrested among several other opposition figures in Pakistan, Benazir said, "I hope that Gen Musharraf won't take that stand, but I can't rule it out."
'It was like a f---ing firing squad,' The New York Post reported.
The media were granted access to the Redlands home, where they rushed in and went through personal effects, which included photo IDs and a wide array of documents and photographs - in addition to the couple's baby toys.
'Bhutto feared elements of the so-called establishment, including people linked to the intelligence services. She highly distrusted individuals like Hamid Gul who -- she was convinced -- maintained active ties with jihadists.' Heraldo Munoz, author of the sensational new book, Getting Away With Murder, tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa in an exclusive interview.
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