Pakistan State of Emergency

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Musharraf Hits Out At Retired Generals

Financial Times | James Blitz | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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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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Reid Wants Bush To Pressure Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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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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An End to a Beginning

Ellaha Shaheen | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics

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Pakistan's internal instability is not only unfavorable to the country, but also critical to the neighboring country Afghanistan. One of the direct effects of Pakistan's internal instability will be sensed in Afghanistan.

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Musharraf Ends Emergency Rule

AP | PAUL ALEXANDER | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics

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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 11.28.2007 | Politics

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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 11.28.2007 | Politics

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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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Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif Registers For Elections

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

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Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday registered to run in Pakistan's parliamentary elections next month, while President Gen. Pervez Musharraf...

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US Was Tipped Off About Pakistan Emergency Rule

United Press International | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics

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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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Negroponte's Shameful Visit to Pakistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics

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Our nation's second highest diplomat went to Pakistan. Did he complain about General Musharraf shutting down the Supreme Court and replacing it with h...

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O'Hanlon-Kagan and the Militarist Dead-End on Terrorism

Gareth Porter | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics

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Why doesn't the clear reality that Pakistan offers no opportunity for using military power against the jihadists invalidate the whole notion of a "war" against terrorism?

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Musharraf's "Leap Into the Dark" May Be Just That

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics

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The January elections Musharraf promised will be flawed and unrepresentative, and the media will not be allowed to report freely on events around them.

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Musharraf Plays Bush for a Fool

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

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If Congress stands by and does nothing to cut off the funds to Musharraf while he maintains martial law in Pakistan, it will confirm our worst fears that Democrats and Republicans alike are making a sham of our democracy.

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Deputy Secretary Of State Negroponte Urges Pakistan To End Emergency Rule

Bloomberg | Khaleeq Ahmed | Posted 11.18.2007 | Politics

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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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Sectarian Violence Between Sunnis, Shiites Leaves 90 Dead In Pakistan

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.18.2007 | Politics

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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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Benazir Bhutto Slams Musharraf In New CNN Interview

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.18.2007 | Politics

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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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US: Pakistan Must End Emergency Rule

AP | Posted 11.17.2007 | Home

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted...

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Slow Pitch: Congress Should Cut Military Aid to Pakistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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Congress can demonstrate that the U.S. is actually somewhat serious about supporting democracy, that "we support democracy" is not just code for "we want your resources and your vote at the UN."

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Pakistan Opposition Politician Imran Khan Arrested

NY Times | SALMAN MASOOD, CARLOTTA GALL | Posted 11.14.2007 | Home

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The opposition politician Imran Khan emerged from hiding today to the cheers of hundreds of students at a protest demonstration against Pakistan's pre...

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Pakistan Opposition Leader Khan's Connection To Hugh Grant, Princess Diana

Posted 11.14.2007 | Home

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The NY Times reports today on the arrest of Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan: The opposition politician Imran Khan emerged from hiding today to...

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The US-Pakistan Roller Coaster Relationship

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Unlike the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, perhaps this time the US will come out in favor of the people of Pakistan. If not, then Iraq and Iran may seem minor challenges compared to what might emerge in a fractured and nuclear Pakistan in the years ahead.

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Musharraf: I'm Stepping Down As Army Chief

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday he expects to step down as army chief by the end of November and begin a new presidential term as a civ...

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Musharraf Rejects Rice's Call To End Emergency Decree

New York Times | CARLOTTA GALL, DAVID ROHDE and JANE PERLEZ | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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The president of Pakistan, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, rejected an appeal by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to lift the state of emergency, insisting ...

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What's at Stake in Pakistan

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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By continuing to bet on Musharraf to shore up stability in the short term, this administration has further eroded our credibility and commitment to freedom in the long run.

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Musharraf Sees No Emergency In Ending Emergency Rule

236.com | Posted 11.13.2007 | Home

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This weekend, Gen. Pervez Musharraf took two steps forward and three steps back in quelling the unrest in his country. The Pakistani president announc...

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Pakistan Opposition Leader Bhutto Calls On Musharraf To Resign

AP | MATTHEW ROSENBERG | Posted 11.13.2007 | Home

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Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday called on Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to resign and ruled out serving under him in a future...

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