Source: Al Jazeera
By Kamran Rehmat

President Asif Ali Zardari.
It is a description that has led to much disquiet in Pakistan ever since the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) named him their candidate for the highest office.
The presidential election, which follows the resignation of Pervez Musharraf, the former president, last month after nine years in power, will […]

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A lot has been said about democracy for the developed world; a system suppose to power the people of the country to live their life as they want by electing the write people for the write jobs. Any one could enroll himself to be the person of the elected representative. A person once elected will […]

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Source: Daily Times
* PPP says announcement to be made after reconvening of NA
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will announce the party’s premiership candidate at an “appropriate time”, PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Wednesday.
Bilawal, the 19-year-old son of Benazir Bhutto who is studying at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University, was named […]

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There are unconfirmed reports that PML-N candidate for the Lahore provincial assembly, Chaudhry Asif, has been shot dead along with his guards. No details of the shooting have yet been confirmed.

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — A suicide car bomber killed an election candidate and nine other people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, fuelling fears about the increasingly bloody campaign for key national polls in a week’s time.
The blast highlighted the dangers of campaigning in the troubled Islamic republic, with candidates keeping a low profile since the […]

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