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One Year of the Zardari Presidency

Farahnaz Ispahani | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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A year after the election of Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's march toward democracy continues, and the decision to elect President Zardari is proving to have been the correct one.

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UN Bhutto Assassination Inquiry Begins

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United Nations formally began a six-month investigation Wednesday into the slaying of former Pakistani Prime Minister ...

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Afghanistan Election: Woman Candidate Braves Retaliation With Presidential Run

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Ashraf Ghani, Benazir Bhutto, Afghanistan, Frozan Fana, International Republican Institute, Taliban, Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, Taliban Afghanistan, Afghan Women, Assassinations, Shahla Atta, Afghan Taliban, Afghan Election, World News

In a country where little girls are attacked for going to school, Shahla Atta has a very good chance of inspiring hatred and a notion of revenge. That's a high price to pay for standing in an election you have no chance of winning.

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UN Bhutto Assassination Probe To Begin 1.5 Years After Killing

Voice Of America | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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The United Nations secretary-general has appointed a three-person commission to investigate the circumstances of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benaz...

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Zardari Op-Ed Asks For More US, European Support For Pakistan

Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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After the debacle of Vietnam, the United States could pack up and leave with minimal consequences for its genuine national interests; similarly, for t...

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Hashoo Bombers Strike Again

Derek Flood | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Takfirism, Pc Hotel Blast, Aga Khan, Ismaili, Afpak, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Benazir Bhutto, Terrorism, Islamabad Marriott, World News

People across the region who depend on the Ismaili establishment for employment, sustenance and remittances have suffered enormously from the Taleban's unforgiving insurgency.

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Brigitte Lacombe Photographs Obama, Streep, Leo And Others

Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment

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For over three decades, world-renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe has immortalized moments in politics, fashion, and entertainment. Here's an excl...

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Baitullah Mehsud: One of the World's Most Influential Men, Dead Or Alive

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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For a while in 2008, international intelligence agencies thought Baitullah Mehsud was dead. Like his cousin-in-arms, Osama bin Laden, Mehsud suffers f...

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Expectations for the New President

Laura Liswood | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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It does not surprise me that the debate around President Obama includes the issue of how much to expect and what can change.

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Ten Features that Are Dying with your Newspaper

Jason Notte | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media

Here's a fun game: Spot the difference between "Partly sunny" and "Partly cloudy" icons. There isn't one.

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Asia's Very Own 'Fairness' Doctrine

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: India, Anbumani Ramadoss, Fair Skin, Benazir Bhutto, Fairness Cream, Bollywood, Fairness Creams, Caste System, Asia, China, World News

Put bluntly, dark skin is considered uncivilized in many parts of Asia. Fair people represent luxury and idleness, wealth and social standing.

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Islamabad Wire: Democracy Defeats Mob Politics in Pakistan

Farahnaz Ispahani | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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With the issue that divided liberal democratic forces for several months settled, Pakistan can now focus on its real problems. Let it be said that in March, 2009 we chose democracy over mob rule.

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Pak Army, Opposition Gun For Asif Ali Zardari

ibnlive.in.com | Parrull / CNN | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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New Delhi: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is facing one crisis after another. Reports on Monday claimed Zardari has been given an ultimatum by ...

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Behind the Ambush on the Sri Lankan Cricket Team

Tom Gerety | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

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It may seem sad that it takes an attack on a sports team to turn Pakistani nationalist opinion against terror. Yet there's real cause for hope in the sad news from Lahore.

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Pakistan's Presidential Putz

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

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The Pakistani government is quickly becoming overwhelmed in an attempt to keep its house in order. Obama and Clinton should demand increased oversight, or at least transparency, as a condition for further aid to the Pakistanis.

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George Clooney Dating a Bhutto?

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment

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Say it ain't so, George -- Syriana was impressive, but your international political credentials are rather outweighed by your international flings. If you really care about Fatima, you'll let her go...

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Benazir the Martyr: an Anniversary on the Brink of War

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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As the anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's assassination comes and goes, some people in Pakistan have quietly concluded that getting assassinated was the best thing she ever did.

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One Year After Benazir Bhutto Killed, 150,000 Pakistanis Remember Her

AP | ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

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GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan — Wailing and beating their chests, tens of thousands of people paid homage to Benazir Bhutto Saturday on the one-y...

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Benazir Bhutto: Myth vs. Reality

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

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For Bhutto's many flaws, she was enormously brave. You cannot for a moment imagine that she did not know she had a target almost tattooed over her heart.

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The World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Threat

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis December 18, 2008 The bitter struggle over the beautiful Himalayan mountain state of Kashmir is the ...

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Perils of Pakistan -- Will It Prove to be Obama's Cambodia?

George C. Wilson | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

Imagine a worst case scenario of terrorists sneaking just one nuke into New York City and setting it off at lunch hour. Thousands of people could be incinerated and the air poisoned for years.

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Pakistan President's Leadership Abilities Being Questioned

Los Angeles Times | Laura King | Posted 01.07.2009 | World

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Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan -- A year ago, Asif Ali Zardari was a political footnote. He was best known as the corruption-tainted, polo-loving ...

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12 Key Things About The Mumbai Crisis

William Bradley | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Last week's terrorist siege of Mumbai has created a new geopolitical crisis, with many angles and complications that will make President-elect Barack Obama's life even more complicated.

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Dueling Partners: Pakistan and America

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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The real problem that confronts Pakistan is not a big rise of religion, but the total and complete failure of a corrupt and callous Pakistani elite to do anything for its people.

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Sources: Leader Of Pakistan's Taliban Dies

CNN | Zein Basravi | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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The leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure, sources told CNN. The Pakistan government blamed Mehsud for the Dece...

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