Sharif

Israeli-Arab Singer Cancels Show Due To Death Threats From Palestinian Activists

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 03.04.2012

JERUSALEM — A popular Israeli-Arab singer had to cancel a show on New Year's Eve in the West Bank because of threats from Palestinian activists ...

Lahore Bombings and the Future of Pakistan

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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 ...

Nawaz Sharif Can Contest Elections: Pakistan Supreme Court

DAWN.COM | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Sharif Eyed By U.S. As Partner In Pakistan

nytimes.com | JANE PERLEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Pakistan Appeals Ruling Against Sharifs

DAWN.COM | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Pakistan: Crackdown On Protests Continues

nytimes.com | JANE PERLEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The civilian government has banned a national protest march and arrested hundreds of political workers , evoking for many Pakis...

Post (Perverse) Pervez Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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.