Sunday, 30 December 2007,
Pakistan's general election is "likely" to be postponed for several weeks in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the ruling party says.
Tariq Azim of the ruling PML-Q party said the vote would lose credibility if held as planned on 8 January. Pakistan has been swept by unrest since Ms Bhutto's death, and several parties have threatened to boycott the poll. Ms Bhutto's party has begun a meeting to decide on her successor, where her political will is due to be read.Members of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) gathered at Ms Bhutto's family home in Naudero, in the district of Larkana, to discuss her intentions. It is thought her political will - to be read out by her 19-year-old son Bilawal - may name her preferred successor. There has been speculation that this could be Bilawal himself, or Ms Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari. Another possible contender is the party's long-time vice-chairman, Makhdoom Amin Fahim.
