Mehsud also is accused of orchestrating the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

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

Delayed after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, voting is now re-scheduled for Feb. 18.

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Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber in Rawalpindi in December.

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Indeed, one of the casualties of her illness was a planned biography of Benazir Bhutto.

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