Safdar Abbassi,a senator and long time PPP member who had close ties to Benazir Bhutto, told VOA that Mr.Zardari's recent actions to crack down on anti-government protests have provoked dissension within the party.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

North Korea said Tuesday it found the U.N.Security Council condemnation of its missile launch an unbearable insult, and said it was withdrawing from the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks on its nuclear program and moving to reopen nuclear facilities shut down under aid-for-disarmament commitments.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14