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Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and several of his close aides are among over 8,000 persons who were granted immunity in corruption cases under a controversial law, according to a list made public today.
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Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is important to follow the military action in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with an 'aggressive' development programme to
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baithak (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Writing About Pakistan, but ‘No Beards, No Bombs’ - As announcers urged the crowd at the National Book Awards party to take their dinner seats, Daniyal Mueenuddin , the Pakistani-American author of “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders,” hung back to chat briefly about his work and the wonder of being nominated for a prestigious literary award. “What it feels is a little premature,”...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The recent unpopularity of President Asif Ali Zardari and resentment of America follow a familiar script.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The recent unpopularity of President Asif Ali Zardari and resentment of America follow a familiar script.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Islamabad, Nov. 19: President Asif Ali Zardari faces a difficult time with ordinance that granted him immunity in graft cases set to expire on November 28.
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Asia Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Reports of the United States attempting to take an active role in helping safeguard Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could not have come at a worse time for President Asif Ali Zardari. He is already marginalized by his military, now his political opponents - including revitalized former president Pervez Musharraf - see a weakness. A crucial showdown is due next month, precisely the time the Pakistani Taliban...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Kabul - Tight security marked the beginning of the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at Kabul's presidential palace for a second term in office on Thursday. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clint...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Kabul - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai for a second term, officials said. Karzai was declared winner of Af...
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GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnD (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A government unable to control large parts of its territory, a military in disarray, loss of control over nuclear assets, radical Islamists intent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction — that's the stuff nightmares are made of, at least for the West. Pakistan's current turmoil is causing jitters around the world precisely because this scenario might just come to pass as the Talibanization...
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
NY Times: The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient its fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, warning that failing to do so would undercut the new strategy and troop increase for Afghanistan that President Obama is preparing to approve, American officials say. While Afghanistan has dominated the public discussion of Mr. Obama’s strategy, which officials...
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FP Passport (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Pakistani newspaper Dawn is reporting that Forbes magazine has named Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistani prime minister, the 38th most powerful man in the world. Forbes doesn't seem to have published its new list online yet, so I can't verify the story, but if it's true, it's a bizarre choice. I'm not even sure Gilani is the most 38th most powerful man in Pakistan , let alone the world. Off...
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An American Lion (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I know that I tend to forget that a decision on Afghanistan cannot be made in a void. Careful consideration has to be made for Pakistan. The stability of Pakistan is actually a legitimate strategic goal, with regards to Afghanistan, so, while I don’t believe the generals and while I don’t think adding more troops will make a difference, I do think that politics and diplomacy have to be...