Source:Baltimoresun.com
Candidate, in Dubai with ailing wife, has no hope of fair vote
Mcclatchy-tribune
ISLAMABAD - Less than two weeks before this country’s crucial Feb. 18 elections, the man who supplanted slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan’s most widely known politician has left the country.
It’s a peculiar absence in the middle of a political campaign, but one […]

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Source: The News International
Editorial
Over the past week, the pace of campaigning across the country has picked up slightly, with a daily barrage of statements and counter-statements issued by contestants and party leaders. But what is significant is that the vast majority of these comments are negative and consist of vicious, sometimes underhand, attacks on opponents. […]

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Source: The Times of India
ISLAMABAD: As the winter chill sets in across Pakistan, political parties are making a concerted pitch to come to power in next month’s general election despite fears expressed by several leaders that the polls would not be free and fair.
With a little over three weeks to go for the January 8 […]

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Source: The New York Times (CARLOTTA GALL)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 9 — The two main opposition parties led by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif said they would participate in Jan. 8 parliamentary elections, despite deep misgivings about whether the vote could be free and fair.
The move came as an opposition call to boycott the elections foundered […]

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Source: USA Today
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s largest opposition coalition planned to decide Sunday whether to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections if the government refuses to meet its key demand, the restoration of an independent judiciary, party officials said.
The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) will make a final decision whether to boycott the Jan. 8 […]

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Source: Associated Press
By ZARAR KHAN and STEPHEN GRAHAM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned from exile Sunday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of supporters and immediately stepped up the pressure on U.S.-backed military ruler Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule.
The arrival of one of Musharraf’s harshest critics was a fresh […]

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Source: Aaj TV News
LAHORE (2007-11-13 15:16:36) :
PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto wants to build an alliance with other political leaders including PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, her party quoted her as saying on Tuesday.
“I would like to consult with all of them, including Nawaz Sharif,” Ms. Bhutto told reporters by telephone, according to a Pakistan People’s Party […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
Following is the contact information for Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz that we have gathered from the Internet. You can call/e-mail/SMS them to encourage them to boycott the elections.

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