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The United Nations begins an inquiry into the 2007 assassination of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The BBC’s Mike Wooldridge joins The Takeaway from Islamabad to discuss whether the commission has enough power to discover the truth.

Can Pakistan be governed? To find out, James Traub interviewed the President of Pakistan, who was elected to office after the assassination of his wife Benazir Bhutto. He joins The Takeaway to discuss the results of that interview.

In Pakistan, lawyers and opposition activists launched a cross country protest to confront the civilian government which has banned rallies and detained hundreds of activists. Joining the Takeaway is Aamir Gauhri, a Pakistani analyst.

Sir Mark Tully is a former BBC correspondent for South Asia and shares his perspective with The Takeaway from the BBC bureau in New Delhi.

The widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has taken office as the country’s new president this morning. He faces immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems. Pakistan’s top judge swore in Asif Ali Zardari at a brief ceremony in the presidential palace.