Pakistani lawyers beat a poster of Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto and a leading presidential candidate to succeed Musharraf, during a protest in Islamabad on August 28, 2008. Pakistani lawyers staged protests in several cities to press for the reinstatement of judges sacked by the country's former president Pervez Musharraf. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

Pakistani lawyers beat a poster of Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto and a leading presidential candidate to succeed Musharraf, during a protest in Islamabad on August 28, 2008. Pakistani lawyers staged protests in several cities to press for the reinstatement of judges sacked by the country's former president Pervez Musharraf.

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  1. Backdropped by posters showing actors and Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, top right, a Pakistani carpenter, works in his shop in a village in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.
  2. Benazir Bhutto prays as she arrives in Karachi October 18, 2007. Bhutto ended eight years of self-exile on Thursday, returning to Karachi where more than 100,000 supporters poured onto the city's streets to welcome her home. REUTERS/Petr Josek.
  3. Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari (L), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (C) and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the children of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, arrive for the premiere of the documentary film "Bhutto" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 23, 2010.
  4. Musician Stewart Copeland, who composed "Dila Teer Bija" featured in the film "Bhutto", is interviewed as he arrives for the premiere of the film about former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 23, 2010.
  5. Musician Stewart Copeland, who composed "Dila Teer Bija" featured in the film "Bhutto", is interviewed as he arrives for the premiere of the film about former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 23, 2010.
  6. Musician Stewart Copeland, who composed "Dila Teer Bija" featured in the film "Bhutto", is interviewed as he arrives for the premiere of the film about former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 23, 2010.
  7. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul talks with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) as they pose for the media after their "Friends and Neighbors of Afghanistan" meeting in Istanbul January 26, 2010. Neighbours of Afghanistan met in Istanbul on Tuesday to find a "single voice" in their approach to the conflict ahead of a major conference in London.
  8. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) attend a news conference after their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
  9. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) attend a news conference after their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
  10. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) attend a news conference after their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
  11. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) pose for media after their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV.Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
  12. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) walk before their Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks.
  13. Pakistan Peoples Party supporters are lit aflame while burning an effigy of former President Pervez Musharraf outside party offices in Lahore November 12, 2009. The man (C), who was slightly injured, tore off his shirt to avoid further burns.
  14. A Pakistan Peoples Party supporter is lit aflame while fuelling an effigy of former President Pervez Musharraf outside party offices in Lahore November 12, 2009. The man, who was slightly injured, tore off his shirt to avoid further burns.

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