The world this week

摘要

Pakistan's Election Commission postponed the general election due this month until February 18th. It cited the disruption caused by the violence that followed the assassination on December 27th of Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan People's Party. A handwritten will left by Ms Bhutto bequeathed the party to her widower, Asif Zardari, who in turn said he would pass the leadership to their 19-year-old son, Bilawal. Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, said he had invited British police officers to help the inquiry into Ms Bhutto's death.