Nawaz Sharif

Presidential Circus in Pakistan Must End

Saad Khan | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan Constitution, Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan President, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, World News
Saad Khan

It is common Pakistanis who have suffered at the hands of their leaders -- both civil and military. While they have no say over the latter, they can still show the door to Zardari and his cronies

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Corruption - Pakistan's Past and Future Challenges

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Imran Khan, Corruption, Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, World News
Azeem Ibrahim

Certainly the people of Pakistan deserve a political alternative to the vicious indifference of the current administration.

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Amid Violence, Pakistanis Debate New Provinces

Saad Khan | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Nawaz Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan People's Party, Karachi Violence, Pakistan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, World News
Saad Khan

"The current debate has opened Pandora's Box and is bound to create acrimony in the already tattered national fabric of Pakistan," a senior constitutional lawyer told me.

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Marhaba Ben Ali! U.S. Ally Houses Tunisia's Dictator

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Good ol' Saudi Arabia. If you're a corrupt and fleeing Sunni despot, you'll always have a home in Saudi. Just ask their latest refugee, the very recently former President of Tunisia, Mr. Zine El Abedine Ben Ali.

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Pakistan Taking the Wrong Lessons From American Politics

Syed Yahya Hussainy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Syed Yahya Hussainy

Pakistan looks to the US for lessons in how to play politics. Some of these have been positive. But other, uglier parts of American politics are influencing a polarization in Pakistan's politics as well.

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General Kayani's "Silent Coup" in Pakistan: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Qaeda, General Kayani, Lgbt, Strategic Depth, Anti-War, B. Raman, Shuja Nawaz, Ppp, Pakistan, Terrorism, Gilani, Troop Deaths, Democracy, Dictatorship, Haqqani, Rethink Afghanistan, Arif Rafiq, Taliban, Nawaz Sharif, Afghanistan, Ttp, Pml-N, Zardari, Silent Coup, Politics News
Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...

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Lahore Bombings and the Future of Pakistan

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sharif, Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, Bombing, Sufi, Ahmedi, Pml-N, Lahore, World News
Howard Schweber

LAHORE, Pakistan Last night, either two or three suicide bombers attacked a Sufi shrine here in Lahore. The toll is presently estimated at 40 dead ...

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Dangerous Repurcussions of Religious Extremism in the Punjab

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan Mosque, Pakistan Ahmadi, Nawaz Sharif, Punjab, Punjab Taliban, Pakistan Violence, World News
Saad Khan

One wonders why these attacks are mostly concentrated in the Punjab when all provinces have Muslim majority populations. The answer lies in the blatant Islamization carried out by extremist organizations.

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Minus One, Two or Three: Pakistani Politics Is Business Unusual

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hisham Wyne

Given that a concentrated campaign is underway to ensure that due democratic process is freed from future army interference and Pakistan is stabilized in the face of persistent existentialist threats, decapitating the political system by removing party heads is not smart.

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Sharif Acquitted: Pakistani Court Dismisses 1999 Hijacking Charge, Lifts Ban Against Running For Office

AP | RASOOL DAWAR and MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIR ALI, Pakistan — Pakistani fighter jets flattened a suspected Taliban hide-out in the northwest early Saturday, killing six associates of a t...

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Nawaz Sharif Can Contest Elections: Pakistan Supreme Court

DAWN.COM | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday lifted a ban on opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif holding office and contesting...

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Obama's Missed Opportunity

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Presidential Debates, Presidential Debate, Mccain, Resolution 1172, Shia Government, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, UN Security Council, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Foreign Policy, Iraq War, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Kyl-Lieberman Amendment, Sunni Militias, Resolution 487, Nawaz Sharif, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

If Obama expects to defeat John McCain, who indeed has more foreign policy experience, he must be more willing to challenge his opponent's record.

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Pakistan: How Did We Get Here?

Huffington Post Contributor | Ahsan Butt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistanis of all stripes -- from the media to the public, the political leadership to the military -- must unite in the face of this threat.

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Pakistani Taliban Want Control Beyond Swat: Sharif

The International News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan's top opposition leader, former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, expressed concern Monday about a controversial peace deal with Islamist militan...

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Sharif Criticizes Obama's Regional Strategy

ft.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister, on Wednesday criticised the new US strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, tel...

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Sharif Eyed By U.S. As Partner In Pakistan

nytimes.com | JANE PERLEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAHORE, Pakistan -- The opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, sealed his place as the most popular politician in Pakistan this month when he defied his hou...

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Pakistan Appeals Ruling Against Sharifs

DAWN.COM | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government filed appeals on Thursday to overturn a court ruling that banned opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother Sha...

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Pakistan's Long March to Democracy

Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wajahat Ali

The U.S., which provided support to General Zia and Musharraf's dictatorships, should use its diplomatic resources to force the reinstatement of Chief Justice Chaudhry and the independent judiciary.

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Zardari's Weakness Exposed By Pakistan Riots

Financial Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary's return as chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court, two years after his dismissal by Pervez Musharraf, the then militar...

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Pakistan Celebrates Restoration Of Chief Justice

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a day of rejoicing, of drum playing, and of smiling at strangers. Pakistan's chief justice had just been reinstated after a two-year struggle, ...

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Pakistan to restore chief justice

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan agreed Monday to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice, a move that will help defuse a political crisis that has sp...

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Pakistan Marches, Crackdown Threaten Regional Stability

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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The political and popular strife in Pakistan continues to escalate as police and government security officials attempt to stymie the rising tide of an...

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Pakistan: Free Detained Opposition Activists

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Free Expression, Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, Human Rights Watch, Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan Long March, Prevez Musharraf, Pakistan Activists, World News
Human Rights Watch

The government of Pakistan should end its crackdown against activists of opposition groups led by the Pakistan Muslim League.

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Pakistan Rally Begins Despite Arrests

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers and activists have started an anti-government march from the city of Karachi, the main city of Sindh province....

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Zardari-Sharif Deal: Media Rife With Rumors

IBN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan Uprising, Chief Justice Chaudhry, Pakistan Opposition, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Pakistan Crisis, Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Protests, Advocacy, World News

Defiant lawyers hit the streets of Pakistan on Thursday, kicking off their Long March in the Punjab province. The march mirrors the protests by lawyer...

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