In Pakistan, more than 130 people have been killed in an apparent suicide bombing targeting the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto’s convoy was attacked just hours after she returned from eight years in exile. It was the deadliest attack in Pakistan’s history. Hundreds of thousands of people had lined the streets of Karachi to celebrate Bhutto’s return. Bhutto has vowed to restore democracy to Pakistan yet is returning as a likely ally of President Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup. Earlier in the day, Bhutto denied deal making behind the scenes.

Benazir Bhutto: “Many people have said that my talks with General Musharraf is based on a power-sharing deal. There is no power-sharing deal. My discussions with General Musharraf have been on how to move the country towards civilian leadership and towards a restoration of democracy, towards national reconciliation. And while there has been some small progress, there’s a lot more yet that needs to be done.”