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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's Sharif Faces Charges of Corruption

Prosecutors go after former PM days before presidential vote

Sep 2, 08 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nawaz Sharif, whose party recently pulled out of Pakistan's ruling coalition, is about to face corruption charges, Pakistani prosecutors said today. A two-time prime minister whom Pervez Musharraf deposed in 1999, Sharif will be charged with money laundering and loan defaults, as well as "the accumulation of wealth beyond... More »

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Pakistan • corruption • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • presidential election • corruption charges

 Musharraf
 Will Quit
 Tomorrow,
 Flee: Mag

Presidential spokesman denies allegations

Aug 17, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan President Musharraf will likely resign tomorrow, a former Musharraf aide told Newsweek, and flee to Saudi Arabia for three months of exile. Pakistan's top military commanders are aware of the news, but Musharraf's camp officially denies the story. "Your source is a liar. The information you have... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan army

Bhutto's Party
to Name Next Pakistani PM

Shariz allies drop candidate as 'goodwill gesture' to PPP

Mar 21, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said today it will name Pakistan's next premier this weekend, AFP reports. After former PM Nawaz Sharif's party pulled their  candidate as a "goodwill gesture," the PPP candidate will likely be sworn in Tuesday without much debate, the AP reports.... More »

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Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Bilawal Bhutto Zardari • Fehmida Mirza

Bhutto's Party Delays PM
Decision

Meeting ends without expected nom; Bhutto widower will decide

Mar 6, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto's party deferred its choice for PM candidate today, adding greater uncertainty to Pakistan's volatile political landscape, Bloomberg reports. Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the Pakistan People's Party's No. 2 and a longtime Bhutto loyalist, had been expected to take the top job today. But a meeting of the party's newly... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • prime minister • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Makhdoom Amin Fahim

Bush Push
for Musharraf Angers Pakistan

Media turns on US as Washington supports beleaguered president

Feb 29, 08 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - His political future might be in doubt, but Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is still receiving forceful backing from the Bush administration after his party's drubbing in parliamentary elections—and it's angering Pakistanis, reports the New York Times. "I’ve never seen such an irrational, impractical move on the part... More »

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Bush administration • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • John Negroponte • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • US-Pakistan relations • George W. Bush

Nawaz Sharif Says He'll Run for Parliament

Ex-PM plots return to political power after election victory

Feb 27, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Nawaz Sharif will stand in a special election for a vacant seat in Pakistan's parliament, he said yesterday, opening the way for his return to political power. The two-time prime minister, whose Muslim League is set to form a coalition government with Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party after last week's... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Pakistan People's Party • prime minister • Pakistan elections • Makhdoom Amin Fahim • Pakistan coalition talks

Besieged Musharraf in 'Dangerous Mindset'

Pakistani prez 'sulking' after election defeat

Feb 23, 08 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Is Pervez Musharraf paranoid, or is everyone out to get him? After his party's hammering in this week's election, the answer seems to be both, the Guardian reports. "He's been sulking," said a senior party official of the Pakistani president. "He's retreated into a mental bunker. It's... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • White House • Pakistan elections • coalition government

Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute Foe

Alleges Bhutto widower stashed $55M in Swiss bank account

Feb 21, 08 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - As the battle to control Pakistan heats up, President Pervez Musharraf's lawyers have asked the Swiss government to prosecute Asif Ali Zardari over decade-old corruption charges. Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and leader of the victorious Pakistan People's Party, is charged with hiding $55 million in kickbacks in a... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Switzerland • corruption • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

Musharraf Opposition Seek to Build Alliance

Parties of Bhutto,
Sharif look to each other, smaller partners

Feb 20, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The party of fallen Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is moving toward an alliance with longtime rival Nawaz Sharif after a strong showing in Monday's parliamentary election, Reuters reports. A coalition of the two parties, along with smaller independents, could control enough of the legislature to oust President Pervez Musharraf,... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Awami National Party

Musharraf Plans to Stay Prez Despite Loss

Hopes to forge
alliance and aid
'in a positive way'

Feb 19, 08 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf wants to stay president despite his party's crushing defeat in Pakistan's national election, he told the Wall Street Journal today. He said he hopes to aid the country's transition to democracy and cooperate with the next prime minister. "We have to move forward in a way that... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • election

Bhutto Loyalist Frontrunner to Be Pakistan PM

Musharraf's party concedes defeat after drubbing at ballot box

Feb 19, 08 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - President Pervez Musharraf's party has admitted defeat after losing a resounding two-thirds of its seats in parliament in Pakistan's parliamentary elections. Although final results are still not in, Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party and Nawaz Sharif's Muslim League have crushed the president's faction, which placed a distant third. The likely... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari • Makhdoom Amin Fahim

Pakistani Opposition Claims Win

Leading Musharraf party members
lose in early returns

Feb 18, 08 7:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was trounced in a national election today as opposition leaders declared victory against militant rule and the Bush administration, the New York Times reports. An unofficial tally projected victory and 110 seats for the Pakistan People's Party, and 100 seats for Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • voting • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan elections • election

UPDATED

Pakistanis Await Poll Returns

Voter turnout light, international observers expect rigging

Feb 18, 08 5:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Polls have closed in Pakistani elections long-delayed by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as fears of violence kept voter turnout down to an estimated 15%, Reuters reports. Heavy security, with more than 470,000 police and soldiers deployed at polls nationwide, did little to assuage citizens' anxiety as voting proceeded... More »

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Joe Biden • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • John Kerry • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Lahore • Pakistan elections • election fraud

Bhutto Widower Warns of Pakistan Election Backlash

People 'on the warpath,' Asif Ali Zardari warns

Feb 17, 08 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The Pakistani government's suspected plans to disrupt tomorrow's elections will trigger widespread violence and the possible collapse of the nation, warned the widower of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto. "People are absolutely on the warpath" and will take to the streets if the election is rigged, Asif Ali Zardari told... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan Muslim League • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

Mass Rigging Charged Ahead of Pakistan Vote

Bhutto's party appears unstoppable but some fear fraud will rob victory

Feb 15, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan's postponed parliamentary elections will finally take place on Monday, but allegations are flying that Pervez Musharraf's party has already rigged the vote. Pakistan's intelligence agencies have "pre-stuffed" ballot boxes, confiscated voter ID cards, and appointed party apparatchiks in key rural constituencies, a retired senior intelligence officer told the... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Asif Ali Zardari

In Will, Bhutto Taps Husband as Successor

Zardari, now party co-chair, may aim for PM position

Feb 5, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Benazir Bhutto's political will, published today, calls for her husband to take control of her party, Reuters reports. "I would like my husband Asif Ali Zardari to lead you in this interim period until you and he decide what is best," says the document. He chose to release... More »

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

Pakistani Urges US to Oppose Elections

Restore judges first to stabilize the country, politician says

Jan 27, 08 5:54 PM CST
(Newser) - A Pakistani politician turned heads last week by touting a rare view to US policymakers: Don't back Pakistan's elections. Without an independent judiciary, elections will only hurt the country, Imran Khan warned. He urged lawmakers in New York and Washington to "back the democratic process, by insisting on the... More »

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Zimbabwe • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Egypt • Imran Khan • Pakistan elections • Pakistan judges

Stay Out of Pakistan, Musharraf Warns US

America would 'regret day' border is breached

Jan 11, 08 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he won't tolerate increased American activity against terrorist insurgents inside his country, warning in an interview in a Singapore newspaper that American troops will be treated as invaders if they cross the border from Afghanistan. The US would "regret that day" if it proceeds... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan elections • al-Qaeda

Outdated Parade Cover Bares Bhutto's Death Fears

Chilling interview before her assassination

Jan 7, 08 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - "Is Benazir Bhutto America's best hope against al-Qaeda?" asks the front page of this week's Parade magazine. The issue, which features an interview with the soon-to-be-assassinated Pakistani leader, went to press almost a week before Bhutto was killed. Faced with the choice of running the issue with the outdated... More »

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media • Pakistan • magazine • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan elections • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • Parade magazine

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