After the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on 27 December 2007 , the 2008 parliamentary elections which were scheduled to be held in January were postponed until 18 February . The PPP won the considerable victory on among all political parties , gaining a momentum of general seats 121 from all provinces in the Parliament , whilst the centre-right , Pakistan Muslim League came second in place , managing to secure 91 seats from all over the country . In 2008 , the co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari announced to end the fourth dictatorship when he quoted : " Pakistan was on its way of ridding dictatorships forever " , and appealed to the Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) leader , former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , to form a coalition controlling over half the seats in Pakistan 's 342 seat parliament
assassination
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party