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Pakistan People's Party stories: 64 news summaries

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Former Clinton Pollster Quits
as Lobbyist for Pakistani Party

Campaign still owes Mark Penn $5 million

Dec 29, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - It could get awkward for the secretary of state to be deeply in debt to a flack for the political party running one of the most incendiary countries in the world. That could be why pollster Mark Penn has ended his company's relationship with Pakistan’s ruling People’s Party,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Pakistan • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Mark Penn • Burson-Marsteller

Zardari Breezes Into Pakistani Presidency

Bhutto's widower backed by
Parliament, US

Sep 6, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated Benazir Bhutto, easily won Pakistan’s presidential election today in an unsurprising outcome favored by the US, the New York Times reports. Zardari, who has little governing experience, gains significant authority, including the ability to dissolve Parliament—a power he has pledged to forego.... More »

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Pakistan • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • presidential election

Pakistan Prez Comes With
Lots of Baggage

Bhutto's widower,
the prisoner playboy, takes reins tomorrow

Sep 5, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asif Ali Zardari was once merely Benazir Bhutto’s polo-loving playboy of a husband, who was jailed for corruption and suspected of much worse. But tomorrow, he’ll become president of Pakistan. Bhutto’s death made Zardari an almost accidental leader of his party, and friends say his ignominious past... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari

OPINION

Pakistani Democracy Is Achievable: Bhutto Widower

Zardari: stakes high in Saturday's elections

Sep 4, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan, still reeling from Benazir Bhutto's assassination and Pervez Musharraf's resignation, can get a grip on terrorists and win the fight against dictatorship, insists Bhutto’s widower in a Washington Post op-ed outlining the stakes in Saturday's election. Asif Ali Zardari, who’s running for president, vows to continue his... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • democracy • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

 Pakistan 
 PM Escapes 
 Convoy Attack 

Gilani and others unharmed as leader continues campaigning for Zardari

Sep 3, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three days before Pakistan is to elect a new president, PM Yousuf Gilani escaped an assassination attempt on his caravan outside Islamabad, the BBC reports. No injuries were reported, officials said, citing “robust and comprehensive security measures,” but CNN reports it's unclear whether Gilani was present in the... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Rawalpindi • assassination attempt • convoy • Yousaf Raza Gilani

Bhutto Widower Plagued by Mental Illness

Presidential contender Zardari has suffered from dementia, PTSD

Aug 26, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The leading candidate to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan has a long history of mental illness and was suffering from severe psychiatric problems as recently as 2007, reports the Financial Times. Asif Ali Zardari, who took over the Pakistan People's Party after the assassination of his wife Benazir... More »

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Pakistan • mental illness • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • post-traumatic stress disorder

 Party Quits Pakistan Coalition

People's Party, government's senior partner, likely to remain, with new allies

Aug 25, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s coalition government collapsed today, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the Pakistan Muslim League—led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—breaking with the Pakistan People’s Party. Sharif said his party was quitting the alliance because it wouldn’t restore judges sacked by just-ousted president Pervez Musharraf.... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan coalition talks

Democracy to Avenge Bhutto's Death: Zardari

Prez nominee says no deal was cut with departing Musharraf

Aug 24, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democracy will avenge Benazir Bhutto's death and diminish rising extremism in Pakistan, Bhutto's widower tells Newsweek. Asif Ali Zardari, now a presidential nominee, says he cut no deal with departing president Pervez Musharraf and hopes he will stay to witness rule by the people. “Personally I would like him... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • extremism • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • election

 US Weighs Direct
 Pakistan Strikes

But unilateral action could heighten tension between countries

Aug 23, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frustrated with what some see as unproductive new leadership in Pakistan and fearing a strengthening al-Qaeda, Pentagon officials are considering a unilateral mission to root out militants hiding in the country, the Los Angeles Times reports. The CIA has backed such a move for months, but some officials remain concerned... More »

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Pentagon • Pakistan • Pakistan People's Party • unilateralism • Pakistan militants • al-Qaeda • Pakistan military

Bhutto Widower Moves Closer
to Presidency

Pakistan's Zardari wins key opposition support to succeed Musharraf

Aug 20, 08 7:40 AM CDT
(AP) - A major opposition party has backed Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower and the leader of the Pakistan People's Party, to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president, reports the AP. Zardari's support from the MQM, a party once loyal to Musharraf, will strengthen his hand in a struggle with coalition partner... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan judges • Muttahida Qaumi Movement

 Coalition Moves to
 Impeach Musharraf 

Party leaders agree terms to oust president

Aug 7, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's opposition leaders reached an early-morning deal to impeach embattled president Pervez Musharraf unless he voluntarily steps down, reports the Times of London. A list of charges is being drawn up, and will give the president options to defend himself before Parliament. Musharraf vowed to fight his ouster, saying, "... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan army

Musharraf Will, Won't, Will Attend Olympic Kick-Off

He flip-flops on trip amid impeachment talk

Aug 6, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will be in Beijing tomorrow for the Olympics' opening ceremony, the foreign ministry said today, reversing an earlier announcement that he had canceled the trip. The president is battling possible impeachment at home, the BBC reports, and opposition leaders met yesterday, reportedly to discuss an ouster. The cancellation... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Pakistan People's Party • Opening Ceremony • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan coalition talks

 Bhutto Investigation
 Going Nowhere 

Though her party now rules Pakistan, Dec. assassination 'a forgotten chapter'

Jul 4, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - There doesn’t seem to be much urgency behind the hunt for Benazir Bhutto’s killers, the Los Angeles Times reports, though her party has come to power in Pakistan since the Dec. 27 assassination. The government still hasn’t commissioned an independent investigation, and police have all but abandoned... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Baitullah Mehsud

 Rival Calls for
 Musharraf's Head 

'We asked you to quit with honor but you didn't,' Sharif says

Jun 14, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A political rival blasted President Pervez Musharraf today, leading a massive crowd to chant “Hang him, hang him,” the New York Times reports. In a televised address that capped off days of protest in Islamabad, Nawaz Sharif grew heated: “We asked you to quit with honor... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • trial • hanging • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari

 'Traitor' Musharraf
 Should Be Tried: Sharif 

Pakistan coalition continues to disagree on president's fate

May 28, 08 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nawaz Sharif labeled Pervez Musharraf a "traitor" today, and claimed his allies in Pakistan's coalition government had agreed to oust the president, the AP reports. "A high treason case should be registered against him and he should be given the punishment of a traitor," Sharif told members... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • impeachment • military coup • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan coalition talks

Pakistan Teeters After Ministers
Quit Coalition

Sharif pulls out over rehiring judges;
Zardari will lead talks

May 13, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's 6-week-old government is in turmoil today after the prime minister refused to accept the resignation of nine members of the cabinet. Former PM Nawaz Sharif led the walkout in a dispute over the reinstatement of judges sacked during last year's state of emergency, reports the BBC. More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan judges • Yusuf Raza Gillani

Judges' Dispute Sunders Pakistan's Ruling Coalition

Sharif's Muslim League breaks with People's Party, will still support government

May 12, 08 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The second-largest party in Pakistan's ruling coalition pulled out today after a disagreement over the reinstatement of judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf, Bloomberg reports. Nawaz Sharif said nine Pakistan Muslim League ministers would leave the cabinet led by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, but would not enter the opposition,... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan coalition talks • Pakistan judges

Pakistan Parties Agree on Judges' Return

Justices axed by Musharraf set to be reseated by parliament

May 1, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s ruling political parties have reached a deal to reinstate the judges Pervez Musharraf fired during his state of emergency, the BBC reports today. The agreement leaves intact the anti-Musharraf coalition that almost splintered over the issue. Asif Ali Zardari, head of the Pakistan Peoples Party, wanted reinstatement tied... More »

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Pakistan • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan judges

Pakistan Near Ceasefire Deal With Militants

Leader linked to Bhutto murder calls off attacks amid peace talks

Apr 24, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan’s new government is near a ceasefire deal with militants, the New York Times reports, as a top rebel commander has ordered his forces to stop attacks. Baitullah Mehsud, thought to have organized the December assassination of Benazir Bhutto, ordered a ban on “provocative activities for the sake... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • ceasefire • Baitullah Mehsud • Tehrik-e-Taliban

Pakistan PM's First Move Flouts Musharraf

Gilani takes office, orders judges jailed
by president freed

Mar 24, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yousaf Raza Gilani ordered the release of 60 judges detained by Pervez Musharraf only minutes after being elected Pakistan's prime minister today, CBS reports. The president replaced the judges with a friendlier crop after imposing a state of emergency in November. If the freed justices are reinstated, a renewed legal... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Iftikhar Chaudhry • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan judges • Yusuf Raza Gillani

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