1 September 2007Exile of Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto
Bhutto vows to return to Pakistan "very soon", regardless of whether or not she reached a power-sharing deal with Musharraf before then
Historical records for Pakistan in 2007, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Bhutto vows to return to Pakistan "very soon", regardless of whether or not she reached a power-sharing deal with Musharraf before then
Benazir Bhutto accuses Pervez Musharrafs allies of pushing Pakistan into crisis by their refusal to permit democratic reforms and power-sharing
Bhutto accuses Musharrafs allies of pushing Pakistan into crisis by their refusal to permit democratic reforms and power-sharing
Benazir Bhutto accuses Musharraf's allies of obstructing democratic reform and power sharing.
Musharraf designates Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to succeed him as army chief.
Musharraf signs the National Reconciliation Ordinance, giving amnesty to Bhutto and other political leaders-except exiled former premier Nawaz Sharif-in all court cases against them, including all corruption charges
Musharraf issues an amnesty ordinance covering many pending political corruption cases.
The ordinance facilitates Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan from exile.
The United Nations appoints Ahmad Shuja Pasha as Military Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Musharraf wins the presidential vote conducted by the outgoing assemblies.
The electoral college re-elects Musharraf while courts consider his eligibility.
Musharraf appoints Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Vice Chief of Army Staff before transferring command.
After eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returns to Karachi to prepare for the 2008 national elections
After eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returns to Karachi to prepare for the 2008 national elections
Bhutto later claimed that she had warned the Pakistani Government that suicide bomb squads would target her upon her return to Pakistan and that the Government had failed to act.
En route to a rally in Karachi two explosions occur shortly after Bhutto had landed and left Jinnah International Airport, she was not injured but the explosions, later found to be a suicide-bomb attack, killed 136 people.
The dead include at least 50 of the security guards from her PPP who had formed a human chain around her truck to keep potential bombers away, as well as 6 police officers.
En route to a rally in Karachi two explosions occur shortly after Bhutto had landed and left Jinnah International Airport, she was not injured but the explosions, later found to be a suicide-bomb attack, killed 136 people. Bhutto later claimed that she had warned the Pakistani Government that suicide bomb squads would target her upon her return to Pakistan and that the Government had failed to act
Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed states that officials agreed to grant Benazir Bhutto amnesty versus pending corruption charges
Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed states that officials agreed to grant Benazir Bhutto amnesty versus pending corruption charges
Emergency measures remove judges, restrict media and postpone constitutional proceedings.
Musharraf declares emergency rule and suspends constitutional protections.
Bhutto is placed under house arrest just a few hours before she was due to lead and address a rally against the state of emergency
Bhutto is placed under house arrest just a few hours before she was due to lead and address a rally against the state of emergency
Authorities briefly confine Benazir Bhutto before a planned protest rally.
Muhammad Mian Soomro heads the caretaker government before the 2008 election.
Musharraf resigns as army chief before taking a civilian presidential oath.
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani succeeds Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff.
Bhutto meets Nawaz Sharif to publicize their demand that Musharraf fulfill his promise to lift the state of emergency before Januarys Parliamentary elections, threatening to boycott the vote if he failed to comply
Bhutto meets Nawaz Sharif to publicize their demand that Musharraf fulfill his promise to lift the state of emergency before Januarys Parliamentary elections, threatening to boycott the vote if he failed to comply
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa states that, "We condemn this assassination and terrorist act, and pray for God Almighty to bless her soul".
Bhutto is killed leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh, where she had given a spirited address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 Parliamentary elections.
The United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting and unanimously condemns the assassination.
Benazir Bhutto is assassinated after an election rally in Rawalpindi.
Bhutto is killed leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh, where she had given a spirited address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 Parliamentary elections
Death of Benazir Bhutto
Bhutto is killed leaving a campaign rally for the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh, where she had given a spirited address to party supporters in the run-up to the January 2008 Parliamentary elections
Bhutto's assassination disrupts campaigning for the scheduled parliamentary election.
Musharraf declares national mourning after Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
The United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting and unanimously condemns the assassination
Al-Qaeda Commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid claims responsibility for the attack, describing Bhutto as "the most precious American asset"
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the rival opposition party Pakistan Muslim League, states that "This is a tragedy for her party, and a tragedy for our party and the entire nation"
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the rival opposition party Pakistan Muslim League, states that "This is a tragedy for her party, and a tragedy for our party and the entire nation"
Al-Qaeda Commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid claims responsibility for the attack, describing Bhutto as "the most precious American asset"
Bhuttos body is flown to her hometown of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in Larkana District, Sindh, and is buried next to her father in the family mausoleum at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
The Interior Ministry of Pakistan states that "Bhutto was killed when she tried to duck back into the vehicle, and the shock waves from the blast knocked her head into a lever attached to the sunroof, fracturing her skull"
Bhutto declares her intention to return to Pakistan within 2007, which she did, in spite of Musharrafs statements of May 2007 about not allowing her to return ahead of the countrys general election, due late 2007 or early 2008
Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed states that officials agreed to grant Benazir Bhutto amnesty versus pending corruption charges. Bhutto declares her intention to return to Pakistan within 2007, which she did, in spite of Musharrafs statements of May 2007 about not allowing her to return ahead of the countrys general election, due late 2007 or early 2008
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