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Arrest Warrant For Former Pakistan President In Connection With PM's Assassination

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant for ousted military leader Pervez Musharraf on Saturday over allegations he played a role...

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Farewell Friday: Tahrir Square Has Spoken

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yet another Western-backed dictator is set to fall from grace. The Shah of Iran, Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hussein -- they all refused to concede defeat. And they all fell down. Hosni Mubarak will, too, if he doesn't review his history books.

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Musharraf Cometh?

Malou Innocent | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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I Want to Live with My Family

Kathy Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many Pakistanis, including some Pakistani military officials, feel astounded by the U.S. government suggestion that Pakistan should do more to dislodge militants from strongholds in FATA and in other parts of Pakistan.

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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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Refugees Return Home, Muslims Attack Christians And Reading Between The Lines During A Pakistan News Hunt

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over 100 HuffPosters joined the Pakistan News Hunt, helping to submit 169 stories on Pakistan, 68 of which were reviewed by more than three individuals, earning a NewsTurst rating.

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Musharraf's Emergency Rule Illegal, Pakistan Court Rules

Maria Tirmizi | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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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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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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Islamabad Wire: Democracy Defeats Mob Politics in Pakistan

Farahnaz Ispahani | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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The World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Threat

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Focusing the Spy Glass on Pakistan's ISI

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only in Pakistan does the appointment of a new spy chief elicit more commentary than say, a Prime Minister under today's political system.

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Goodbye 'Mush' -- Don't Come Back

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Musharraf's Future Uncertain As Talks Begin In Pakistan

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals a...

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Obama's Good Day And A Columnist's Bad One

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Occasionally, Dana Milbank wakes up with his head tightly wedged into his rear end and Wednesday, with his Obama column, was one of those days.

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The Biggest Problem in Pakistan is the United States

Zia Mian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attacking al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan will only serve to strengthen the perception that the United States is at war with Pakistan and inevitably inflict more civilian casualties.

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Pakistan's Coalition Government Proposes Stripping Musharraf Of Power

McClatchy Newspapers | Saeed Shah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan's fragile coalition government set itself on a collision course with the country's U.S.-backed president Saturday with a plan to strip Pervez...

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Pakistan Votes; Fears Violence, Rigging

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Eight weeks after Benazir Bhutto was slain, Pakistan is holding elections that could shepherd a troubled nation into a new...

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Pakistan Rebuffs Secret US Pleas For CIA Buildup

NY Times | ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The top two American intelligence officials traveled secretly to Pakistan early this month to press President Pervez Musharraf to allow the Central In...

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25 Soldiers Missing, Feared Dead After Islamic Militants Overrun Pakistan Military Outpost

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Up to 25 troops were missing and feared dead after Islamic militants armed with rockets overran a remote military outpost close to the Afghan border, ...

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Musharraf Warns US Against Unilateral Attacks On Al Qaeda In Pakistan

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan warned in an interview published Friday that any unilateral attacks by the United States against Al Qaeda and T...

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Pakistan: US Forces Cannot Hunt Al Qaida, Taliban Militants On Our Soil

AP | SADAQAT JAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistan reiterated Sunday that it will not let American forces hunt al-Qaida and Taliban militants on its soil, after a news report said Washington w...

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Edwards: Obama "Living In Never-Never Land"

ABC News | JAKE TAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a wide-ranging, free-wheeling interview with Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards with ABC News Friday afternoon, the former North Carolina...

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Perez Hilton Covers Musharraf's Inauguration As Civilian President

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why get your news from the same old boring, "Pulitzer prize-winning" sources when you can turn to 23/6 for the freshest reporting from the hottest nam...

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