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Elections 2008: Benazir Factor May Affect the Results
ISLAMABAD: The assassination of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto is likely to have far reaching impact on the results of 2008 elections. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) president Ch. Shuja’at Hussain had claimed before Bhutto’s assassination that PML would win 110 out of 148 national assembly (NA) seats in Punjab alone. Ch. Shuja’at and […]
60 suicide bombing took place in Pakistan in 2007
ISLAMABAD: Deadly suicide bombings are becoming an accepted part of daily life in Pakistan, with each new attack appearing to chip away at President Pervez Musharraf’s weakening popularity. Close to 60 attacks across the country in 2007, up tenfold from the previous year, are increasing security fears in urban areas.
Violent attacks are moving from rural […]
Was Keith Ryan, the US diplomat in Pakistan, murdered?
Any conjecture on Keith Ryan would be premature at this hour however his death indeed leaves behind some harrowing questions. Why would a diplomat despite having worked in uncountable stressful places all of a sudden commit suicide? Why such things are only happening in Pakistan? After all, these days you don’t even find diplomats killing […]
Who Benefited from Benazir Bhutto’s Death?
Soon after Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, I decided that I will wait for few weeks because facts are never readily available and it is very hard to conclude theories based on emotional public outburst. Its been almost a month now, maybe it is a good time to talk about who exactly benefited from Benazir Bhutto’s […]
Musharraf sees stable, moderate govt. after Feb 18 polls
LONDON: President Pervez Musharraf has expressed the confidence that a stable, moderate and honest government will come into power, as a result of February 18 elections. Addressing the Pakistani Community here on Saturday, he said he will keep Pakistan’s interest high in all circumstances and be prepared to extend his cooperation to all parties to […]
Power Cannot Be Carved Up On a Dictator’s Table: Zardari
KARACHI: Co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party and spouse of the former premier Ms Benazir Bhutto Asif Ali Zardari has said that his party was not looking for crumbs of power from a dictator’s table as power cannot be carved up on a dictator’s table.
In an interview with Outlook India’s Washington correspondent from the Bilawal […]
English translation of Altaf Hussain’s letter to Sindhis
This is an English translation of an open letter written by Altaf Hussain, Chairman Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), to Sindhis. This letter has started a heated debate in Sindh particular and Pakistan in general. I happened to read it in Urdu and tried to find the English version of the same online but all my […]
Thursday Round-Up: National Reconciliation; Splitting the Taliban; Army Defends Atta; Aitzaz’s Back
Pakistan continues along a mixed, though largely negative trajectory as the spate of urban suicide bombing continues and insurgents make bold moves in South Waziristan, while the army strengthens its control over Swat and leaders flinch toward national reconciliation. The army’s immediate workload increases, but Gen. Ashfaq Kayani takes clear steps to depoliticize the institution. […]
7 Pakistani Troops Killed, 20 Missing
Islamic militants overran a military outpost close to the Afghan border in a battle that killed seven Pakistani soldiers and left 20 missing, the military said Wednesday. It claimed 50 attackers also died.
About 200 militants charged the Sararogha Fort from four sides late Tuesday, breaking through the walls with rockets, said army spokesman Maj. […]
11 killed, over 40 wounded in Karachi blast
KARACHI: Eleven persons, including a child, have been killed and over 40 others wounded in a powerful bomb blast occurred here at Gul Ahmed crossing, Quaidabad on Monday. TPO Landhi Town, Azad Khan confirmed that explosives strapped to a motor cycle blew up, killing and injuring many while other report suggested that the bomb was […]
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