Chief of the Baluch Leghari tribe, one-time member of the civil service, and distinguished politician, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari (born 1940) became the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in November 1993. He resigned from the...

The election of Pres Leghari should bring political stability to Pakistan, because he is repealing his Eighth Amendment powers and handing the role of chief executive to prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Previously, a president was able to dismiss the government. KARACHI'S stock-exchange index...

Benazir Bhutto's return is the latest chapter of a rollercoaster life that saw her become the Muslim world's first woman prime minister, only for her two governments to fail amid allegations of corruption.When she lands in Karachi on Thursday, ending eight years of self-imposed exile,...

Key events in Benazir Bhutto's career:_April 4, 1979 — Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is executed for the murder of a political opponent, two years after his ouster as prime minister in a military coup._April 10, 1986 — Benazir Bhutto returns from exile in London...

Benazir Bhutto's return from exile could carry Pakistan further along the road to civilian rule. However, her stance as a defender of democracy has been undermined by recent negotiations with the country's military strongman, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.Bhutto, two-time prime minister and scion of Pakistan's...