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Pakistan at Crossroads

Will moderation or extremism triumph in this bellwether nation?

Pakistan is one of the Islamic world's hottest hotbeds of fundamentalism. But it's also a country with an almost entirely secular (if mildly autocratic) government, headed by strongman Pervez Musharraf, who faces acerbic opposition both from reformers on his left and fundamentalist clerics on his right, and has struggled to preserve an uneasy friendship with the United States by promising to root out terrorism. The December assassination of Benazir Bhutto only adds to the country's unrest, postponing elections that a top Bhutto aide charges were "thoroughly rigged."

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  • February 2008

    • Musharraf Opposition Seek to Build Alliance

      Reuters  |  Feb 20, 08 2:09 PM CST

      Musharraf Opposition Seek to Build Alliance

      (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, a mutual foe, but bad blood could yet sink the deal. More »

    • New Pakistan Leaders to Seek Talks With Militants

      New York Times  |  Feb 20, 08 3:28 AM CST

      New Pakistan Leaders to Seek Talks With Militants

      (Newser) - The victors in the Pakistan elections favor negotiations with al-Qaeda and the Taliban over  military confrontation, reports the New York Times . “We will have a dialogue with those who are up in the mountains,” said Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. “We want to take all those along who are working against Pakistan.” More »

    • Musharraf Plans to Stay Prez Despite Loss

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 19, 08 6:55 PM CST

      Musharraf Plans to Stay Prez Despite Loss

      (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 we bring about a stable democratic government to Pakistan," he said. More »

    • Bhutto Loyalist Frontrunner to Be Pakistan PM

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 4:31 AM CST

      Bhutto Loyalist Frontrunner to Be Pakistan PM

      (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 next prime minister is Makhdoom Amin Fahim, 68, a Bhutto loyalist and People's Party vice chairman, reports the Times of London. More »