Musharraf
Oct 19 2010, Marco Villa

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Usman Zafar, Islamabad
The former military dictator may have spilled the beans with his latest revelations on the NRO deal with Benazir Bhutto Former President Parvez Musharraf is a man...
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Vinit, Mangalore
The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other...
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Chintan, Ambala
The Taliban had misled Musharraf’s administration, the Daily Times quoted him as saying. He said on the one hand, the Taliban negotiated with the Pakistani...
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Hariharan Iyyer, Bombay
The Wheel has turned a full circle with the Police filing a case against Musharraf after the court ruling that the emergency proclamation as illegal. As per the...
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Charan Devesh, delhi
Again Musharraf is back in news. This time not directly but indirectly. Present civilian unrest in Pakistan echoes the same sentiment as it was seen before during...
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Mirza Rohail, Riyadh
By: Afreen Baig When President Musharraf took over, Pakistan was on the verge of default and bankruptcy, with less than a billion dollars in its foreign reserves and...
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Fatima, Islamabad
Pakistan at Cross-roads: Democracy, Terror and the Politics of Denial by Shaharyar Ali This is an interesting and (eye popping in its honesty) article by Pakistani...
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Ranbir Dahiya, Rohtak
After the formation of the PPP-led coalition headed by Syed Yousuf Gilani, conflicts developed. The PML(N) led by Nawaz Sharief pulled out of the government when their...
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Noureen Nr, karachi
Every Pakistani must read this article. If you want to uncover the American lie that Pakistan is a haven for Al Qaeda, which is not, just confront any U.S. official...
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Huma Imtiaz, Karachi
Today marks exactly a month since Pervez Musharraf stepped down as President of Pakistan. In this past month, PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari was elected as the new...
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Desh, Shimla
For nearly a decade Pervez Musharraf was the most powerful man in Pakistan. His resignation marks the end of an era for a country facing enormous economic and security...
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Huma Imtiaz, Karachi
More than a day has passed since Pervez Musharraf stepped down in what was a move that was long overdue. Following his resignation, Pakistanis have experienced...
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Varsha Lohlta, shimla
He may be an S.O.B.,” President Franklin Roosevelt said about then-Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza. “But he’s our S.O.B.” That lesser-evil...
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Irfan, Islamabad
Following is the summary, as translated from Urdu and posted on the Dawn website, of the speech Pervez Musharraf delivered Monday announcing his resignation as...
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Pakistan President General Musharraf today announced his resignation while addressing the nation.
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Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
President Pervez Musharraf showed continued defiance on Sunday to threats of impeachment, saying through aides that he wanted to see the formal charges before making...
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View Point, Shimla
Pakistan celebrates its 61st Independence Day today with enthusiasm and a renewed pledge to make the country prosperous and strong however, a political paralysis is...
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Vikas, solan
The serious allegation levelled by Asif Ali Zardari against Musharraf may form a key part of the charge against 64-year-old Musharraf, expected to be announced on...
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Hassan Rizvi, Lahore
The world is abuzz with news about the impeding impeachment of General Musharraf, The President of Pakistan. Pakistan’s ruling coalition is going around with broad...
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Vinod, Shimla
Pakistan’s usually fractious coalition government moved decisively for the first time on Thursday to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, who has been an important...
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Desh, Shimla
The US, which backed President Pervez Musharraf for aiding the ‘war on terror’, on Friday said the decision to impeach the embattled leader is an...
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Destitute Rebel, Lahore
After 2 days and 2 nights of intensive dialog between the ruling coalition partners of the Pakistan government and several stalemates along the way, all parties of the...
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Radhika, mumbai
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is going to visit China to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Internal turmoil and reports of...
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K.Ramesh Babu, Chennai
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed...
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Sharmila Chakravorty, Northampton
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf could be impeached in July, albeit via an indirect route, with parliament washing its hands of the issue, a report here said on...
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Milind, Thiruvananthapuram
Pakistan\’s ruling party will soon replace beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf with its own candidate, the head of the party said.The statement of intent by...
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Vikas, solan
Embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and his US counterpart George W Bush are among the world’s least trusted leaders along with Iran’s Mahmoud...
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Huma Imtiaz, Karachi
Today is an anti-climax to what could have been a historic day. Instead of being elated at PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s announcement that the pre-November 3...
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Desh, Shimla
There’s new hope for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian on death row in a Pakistani prison. His execution has been stayed a second time, until further notice. Human...
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Pankaj, Shimla
# UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for Pakistan to be readmitted to the Commonwealth. # Pakistan’s new and still fragile coalition government is...
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Farrukh Khan, Various
We were taught in the theories of international relations that democracies do not go to war. That notion however somehow seems lost in the erratic behaviour of the US...
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Owais, Islamabad
Pakistan’s new leaders reprimand the Bush administration for using Pakistan as a “killing-field” and relying too much on Musharraf. The Bush...
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Vinod, Shimla
Pakistan police were investigating Wednesday whether al-Qaeda was behind twin suicide attacks that killed 27 people, as the party of slain opposition leader Benazir...
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Pankaj, Shimla
YES # Power sharing will strip Musharraf of his crucial powers and hence pave the way to the real installation of democracy in Pakistan. # There won’t be any...
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Christoph, Berlin
Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that he would seek a working relationship with President Pervez Musharraf since their coalition...
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Rodrigo, Santiago
Sen. Joseph Biden said Tuesday that Pakistan’s transition to a civilian government after eight years of military rule gives the U.S. a chance to adopt a foreign...
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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks to members of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia at the Franklin Memorial Hall in Philadelphia Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.