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  • August 2008

    • Musharraf Will Quit Tomorrow, Flee: Mag

      Newsweek  |  Aug 17, 08 3:27 PM CDT

      Musharraf Will Quit Tomorrow, Flee: Mag

      (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 is absolutely untrue," a spokesman told the magazine. More »

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

    • Coalition Moves to Impeach Musharraf

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 7, 08 6:43 AM CDT

      Coalition Moves to Impeach Musharraf

      (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, "I will defeat those who try to push me to the wall." More »

  • June 2008

    • Leaderless Pakistan Drifts Toward Chaos

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Leaderless Pakistan Drifts Toward Chaos

      (Newser) - Four months after historic elections in Pakistan, the nation has descended into leaderless chaos, Western diplomats and military leaders believe. The void has serious consequences for fighting militants in Pakistan's lawless northwest on the border with Afghanistan, reports the New York Times. More »

    • Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

      Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

      (Newser) - At least 11 Pakistani soldiers and 10 other people were killed today in an ugly border incident that could strain US/Pakistani ties. US fighters reportedly launched an air strike inside Pakistan’s mountainous tribal area, backing up Afghan troops fighting Taliban forces. The matter was complicated, however, because Pakistani troops were apparently fighting alongside the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • airstrike  • Waziristan  • Afghan border  • Afghan Army  • Pakistan army

  • April 2008

    • Pakistan Nears Peace Deal With Militants

      New York Times  |  Apr 25, 08 5:37 AM CDT

      Pakistan Nears Peace Deal With Militants

      (Newser) - The new government of Pakistan is close to brokering a deal that will end hostilities with the most militant tribes in the country's dangerous northwest. A draft of the peace agreement calls for an end to violence, a prisoner exchange, and a gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of South Waziristan, reports the New York Times . It marks a break with the hardline approach favored by President Pervez Musharraf and the US. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Baitullah Mehsud  • Pakistan army  • South Waziristan

  • February 2008

    • Pakistan Surgeon General Killed

      Washington Post  |  Feb 25, 08 10:15 PM CST

      Pakistan Surgeon General Killed

      (Newser) - Pakistan's surgeon general was killed today by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a busy intersection in the city of Rawalpindi.  Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig, his driver and his guard were killed, the Washington Post reports; Baig was the highest-ranking military officer to be killed in attacks by militants in recent years.. Five other people died, and 20 were injured. Three children's aid workers were killed in a separate attack. More »

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      Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • suicide bombing  • Baitullah Mehsud  • Rawalpindi  • Pakistan army

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