Pakistani stocks and currency slid on the first day of trading following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index fell 706.59 points, or 4.8%, to 14,065.49 as of 12:19 p.m. local time - the biggest decline since the 5.9% drop in June 2006, according to a report on the website of Bloomberg.Today's drop pared the stock benchmark's 2007 gain to 40% - the most since 2005. The index has risen 173% for six straight years since 2001, the report added. The rupee weakened 0.5% to 61.68 per dollar, the lowest since December 10, 2001, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. COMPLETE COVERAGE: TURMOIL IN PAKISTAN
