General Pervez Musharraf

A Complicated Legacy: Duane Baughman on Bhutto

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Lybarger

A new documentary includes firsthand testimony from former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's supporters and detractors. Will it lead to a broader discussion about the country she led?

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Musharraf Cometh?

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Malou Innocent

On Friday, Imran Farooq, a founding leader of MQM, the fourth-largest political party in Pakistan, was stabbed to death in London. Since 2009, more than 200 MQM workers and supporters have been the victims of targeted killings.

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A Tale of Two amendments -- What the 18th Amendment Means for the People and Politicians of Pakistan

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hisham Wyne

The 18th amendment was a watershed in Pakistan. Politicians who were democratically elected put aside bickering to pass a comprehensive set of changes that hark back to the spirit of 1973.

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Musharraf Admits Secret Deal With Taliban Backfired

ANI | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAHORE: Ex-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that his government's secret agreement with the Taliban had backfired. The Taliban had mi...

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Musharraf Admits U.S. Aid Diverted To Strengthen Defense Against India

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former president Pervez Musharraf says the US military aid given to Pakistan during his tenure was used to strengthen defences against India. The mon...

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Musharraf 2007 Emergency Rule Declared Illegal By Pakistani Court

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state of emergency former President Pervez Musharraf imposed in 2007 was unconstituti...

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Musharraf's Emergency Rule Illegal, Pakistan Court Rules

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maria Tirmizi

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the November 3rd, 2007 actions of former president Pervez Musharraf extra-judicial, illegal and unconstitutional.

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Summoning Musharraf To Court Sends Out A "Crucial" Message For Pakistan

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maria Tirmizi

The development has historic significance in a country where Martial Law has been imposed four times, each one accompanied by a nod from a submissive Supreme Court.

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Islamabad Bombing Shakes Pakistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

The Marriot attack is further proof that Pakistan is edging ever deeper into outright civil conflict at a time when the stalemated war in Afghanistan is steadily seeping into Pakistan.

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Goodbye 'Mush' -- Don't Come Back

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

Aside from senior army generals, the wealthy elite, and a handful of fat cat politicians, the widely hated Musharraf was left with almost no support at home.

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Post (Perverse) Pervez Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Where does Musharraf's departure leave us insofar as the global effort to eradicate Al Qaeda from its haunts in northwest Pakistan? In one helluva pickle, to put it bluntly.

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US And UK Trying To Nudge Pakistan's Musharraf Out The Door

McClatchy Newspapers | Saeed Shah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americans and British diplomats are trying to encourage a quick exit from office for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, a staunch Western anti-ter...

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Pakistani ruling coalition moves to oust Musharraf

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After months of internal bickering, Pakistan's governing coalition announced Thursday it will seek to impeach President Pe...

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Musharraf On Obama: I Will Not Become A 'Useless Vegetable'

McClatchy | Saeed Shah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Embattled, U.S.-backed Pakistani Pres. Pervez Musharraf Saturday warned Barack Obama that if he wins the White House, he'd have to change his policies...

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Musharraf Hits Out At Retired Generals

Financial Times | James Blitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan on Wednesday night angrily hit out at the retired generals who this week said that they no longer had confidence in him, ...

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Support for Musharraf Collapses At Home And Abroad

Washington Post | John Ward Anderson and Robin Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

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As critical elections in Pakistan approach, President Pervez Musharraf is increasingly losing support from major constituencies, including his traditi...

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Rice Defends US Aid to Pakistan

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday the Bush administration will fight efforts to curb billions of dollars in U.S. aid to ...

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Reid Wants Bush To Pressure Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday urged President George W. Bush to consider cutting aid to Pakistan unless it restores full civil rights ...

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Musharraf Ends Emergency Rule

AP | PAUL ALEXANDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Pervez Musharraf lifted Pakistan's six-week-old state of emergency and restored the constitution Saturday, easing a crackdown that has enrag...

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Farewell To Arms: Tearful Musharraf Steps Down As Army Chief

AP | MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blinking back tears, Pervez Musharraf stepped down as Pakistan's military commander Wednesday, fulfilling a key opposition demand a day before he was ...

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Musharraf Retires as Pakistan Army Chief

Associated Press | Munir Ahmad | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blinking back tears, Pervez Musharraf stepped down as Pakistan's military commander Wednesday, fulfilling a key opposition demand a day before he was ...

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Sectarian Violence Between Sunnis, Shiites Leaves 90 Dead In Pakistan

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims clashed Sunday in a northwestern Pakistan town where three days of sectarian violence has left 91 people _ most of them...

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US Was Tipped Off About Pakistan Emergency Rule

United Press International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistani and U.S. officials say the United States wasn't surprised when President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule in Pakistan, a report says....

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Benazir Bhutto Slams Musharraf In New CNN Interview

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto spoke to Wolf Blitzer, on CNN's Late Edition, about the current crisis in Pakistan. Blitzer asked Ms. ...

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Deputy Secretary Of State Negroponte Urges Pakistan To End Emergency Rule

Bloomberg | Khaleeq Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf must lift the state of emergency he declared this month and release all political detainees, U.S. Deputy Secretary...

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