Following Pervez Musharraf's resignation last month, Zardari's swearing-in ceremony formally ended nine years of military rule. It raised hopes among investors and foreign allies led by the United States that it would bring a degree of ...
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In the past nine years during Musharraf’s rule, Pakistan built a very close relationship with China who provided him with strategic military support when he needed it most. With Musharraf gone, it is time to review China and Pakistan ...
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Democracy has fared poorly in Pakistan, with the country enduring direct military rule for more than half of its existence. In 1999, the elected government was ousted in a coup led by then-Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf, ...
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... Pervez Musharraf has finally stepped down from the post of the President after he was warned that impeachment proceedings would be started against him. (The Constitution of Pakistan does provide for the impeachment process of the ...
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Without the army’s backing - and the cooperation of the ISI, Pakistan’s military intelligence agency - the war against the Taliban is hopeless. There are enough Pakistanis, particularly in the tribal borderlands, who feel Musharraf was ...
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Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president of Pakistan on Saturday, election commission officials said. Earlier Saturday, lawmakers began casting votes in Pakistan's presidential ...
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Following September 11, and a clear warning from US Vice-President Dick Cheney that if Pakistan did not sign up to the 'war on terror' it would be 'bombed back to the Stone Age', Musharraf eagerly signed up to the overthrow of the ...
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Reflecting the new attitude in a post-Musharraf Pakistan towards Islamist militancy, the Pakistani government says it will not negotiate with the Tehrik-i-Taliban until it lays down its weapons. The ease with which the Taliban is being ...
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