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It is instructive to note that while the Musharraf spent much effort highlighting his attempts to create a moderate Pakistan, at home he was relentless in trying to break up genuinely moderate political forces. The Peoples Party and the ... read more »
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March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's new parliament today begins moving to take control of the country away from President Pervez Musharraf. The ruling coalition's leaders likely will advocate a less aggressive approach to taming Islamist ... read more »
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Whereas these actions by President Musharraf undermine democratic governance and rule of law in Pakistan and thus reduce the ability of the Government of Pakistan and the Government of the United States to effectively fight against al ... read more »
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The spike in attacks, combined with Mr. Musharraf’s crushing defeat in February elections, has brought a new mood in Pakistan: that there should be a change from his American-backed policies. For Complete article, click here. read more »
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The source said that some of the IB officials had secured the copies of some the high-profile tapes, which even included telephonic conversations of President Musharraf, the then prime minister Shaukat Aziz and almost every other player ... read more »
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Mr Shah, a former official of Inter-Services Intelligence, was said to have worked as a close associate of President Pervez Musharraf. He was one of the people named by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as the prime suspects in the ... read more »
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Zardari and his slain wife, Bhutto, were able to return to Pakistan in October 2007 after an amnesty deal signed with Musharraf acquitted them of all corruption charges. Many analysts believe the Bush administration helped to push this ... read more »
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Under the rule of Pervez Musharraf, extremists were allowed to thrive along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The key to improving security there is not to make citizens in Pakistan's tribal areas feel like second-rate citizens kept ... read more »
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About two years ago it was also reportedly raised in the Musharraf-Manmohan Singh meeting in Havana. The execution on the basis of confession alone can turn out to be a national embarrassment and cast shadows on relations between the ... read more »
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Musharraf. The electoral college consisted of the two chambers of the national parliament and four provincial assemblies. The minister of information, Sherry Rehman, who is a senior member of the Pakistan Peoples Party, ... read more »
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Pakistan's new parliament is set to vote on a prime minister Monday, with President Pervez Musharraf due to swear in the new premier Tuesday. Gilani's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will form a government in coalition with the Pakistan ... read more »
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — To thunderous applause from fellow lawmakers and a packed visitors gallery, the newly chosen prime minister of Pakistan on Monday immediately released all the judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf when he ... read more »
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The first was that even the parties opposed to President Pervez Musharraf had bought the argument the previous administration had made about the country’s economic progress. According to this Pakistan had been placed on a trajectory of ... read more »
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