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| The body of the assassinated former Pakistani PM, Benazir Bhutto, has been flown to her home village in Sindh for burial amid fears of further violence. | |
| President Pervez Musharraf appealed for calm after she was killed at a rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday, but deadly riots later erupted in several cities. | |
| At least 11 deaths were reported as her angry supporters took to the streets. | At least 11 deaths were reported as her angry supporters took to the streets. |
| The killing was condemned worldwide, with the UN Security Council describing it as a reprehensible act of terrorism. | |
| US officials called for the parliamentary election scheduled for 8 January to go ahead as planned, but the BBC's Sanjay Dasgupta says the assassination has raised a huge question mark over the poll. | |
| International reaction | International reaction |
| Ms Bhutto's political rival and fellow former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, reacted to news of her death by announcing that his party, the Muslim League, would boycott the vote. | Ms Bhutto's political rival and fellow former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, reacted to news of her death by announcing that his party, the Muslim League, would boycott the vote. |
| "I demand that Musharraf quit power, without delay of a single day, to save Pakistan," he told reporters on Thursday. | |
| There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack. Analysts believe Islamist militants to be the most likely group behind it. | |
| Final speech | Final speech |
| Ms Bhutto was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi on Thursday when a gunman shot her in the neck and set off a bomb. At least 20 other people were killed by the blast. | |
| Her body was later taken from a hospital in the northern city, where she was pronounced dead after the attack, to a military airport. | |
| Her simple wooden coffin was accompanied on board a military aircraft by her husband Asif Zardari and their three children. | Her simple wooden coffin was accompanied on board a military aircraft by her husband Asif Zardari and their three children. |
| In pictures: Protest furyIn pictures: Last journeyWhat next for Pakistan? The coffin was transferred to a helicopter and taken to her ancestral family home in Larkana in the southern province of Sindh. | In pictures: Protest furyIn pictures: Last journeyWhat next for Pakistan? The coffin was transferred to a helicopter and taken to her ancestral family home in Larkana in the southern province of Sindh. |
| She is expected to be buried at about 1300 (0800 GMT) next to her father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - who was overthrown in a military coup by Gen Zia ul-Haq in 1977 and executed two years later. | |
| After Gen Zia died in an explosion on board his aircraft in 1988, she became one of the first democratically elected female prime ministers in an Islamic country. | After Gen Zia died in an explosion on board his aircraft in 1988, she became one of the first democratically elected female prime ministers in an Islamic country. |
| Ms Bhutto was twice prime minister of Pakistan, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1993 to 1996. She was sacked on both occasions on corruption charges. | Ms Bhutto was twice prime minister of Pakistan, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1993 to 1996. She was sacked on both occasions on corruption charges. |
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| She returned from eight years of self-imposed exile in October following a power-sharing agreement with President Musharraf, who granted an amnesty. | She returned from eight years of self-imposed exile in October following a power-sharing agreement with President Musharraf, who granted an amnesty. |
| Shortly after her return, she survived bomb attacks on her convoy in the southern city of Karachi that killed more than 130 people. | Shortly after her return, she survived bomb attacks on her convoy in the southern city of Karachi that killed more than 130 people. |
| At Thursday's fateful rally organised by Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Rawalpindi, she spoke about the risks she ran, saying: | At Thursday's fateful rally organised by Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Rawalpindi, she spoke about the risks she ran, saying: |
| "I put my life in danger and came here because I feel this country is in danger. People are worried." | "I put my life in danger and came here because I feel this country is in danger. People are worried." |
| 'Root them out' | 'Root them out' |
| The assassination was condemned worldwide. The UN Security Council described it as a "reprehensible act of terrorism" and urged "all Pakistanis to exercise restraint and maintain stability in the country". | |
| BENAZIR BHUTTO Father led Pakistan before being executed in 1979Spent five years in prisonServed as PM from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996Sacked twice by president on corruption chargesFormed alliance with rival ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in 2006Ended self-imposed exile by returning to Pakistan in OctoberEducated at Harvard and Oxford Obituary: Benazir BhuttoLife in pictures | BENAZIR BHUTTO Father led Pakistan before being executed in 1979Spent five years in prisonServed as PM from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996Sacked twice by president on corruption chargesFormed alliance with rival ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in 2006Ended self-imposed exile by returning to Pakistan in OctoberEducated at Harvard and Oxford Obituary: Benazir BhuttoLife in pictures |
| US President George W Bush said the perpetrators had been murderous extremists trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy. | US President George W Bush said the perpetrators had been murderous extremists trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy. |
| President Musharraf meanwhile went on TV to announce three days of national mourning and to urge citizens to resist terrorism. | |
| "I seek unity and support from the nation," he said. | "I seek unity and support from the nation," he said. |
| The president made no mention of the election in his address. | The president made no mention of the election in his address. |
| As part of the public mourning, schools, commercial centres and banks are being closed for three days. | As part of the public mourning, schools, commercial centres and banks are being closed for three days. |
| News of the assassination of the leader of the PPP, Pakistan's most popular party, brought supporters on to the streets. | News of the assassination of the leader of the PPP, Pakistan's most popular party, brought supporters on to the streets. |
| The violent incidents reported across the country in Thursday included: | The violent incidents reported across the country in Thursday included: |
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