Source: Daily Nation
The recent election of Mr Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan with 68 per cent of the votes cast, has returned to supreme power the family of former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and her father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Mr Zardari was elected primarily because he is the widower of Ms Benazir, who was […]

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 This opinion was first published at The WeCite Blog

All so called patriotic rallies, all sit-ins, all strikes and damages incurred to public properties and buildings, all efforts to get rid of a dictator have paid off! Democracy has won in Pakistan, Ladies, Gentlemen, Politicians, and Laywers (yes, the politicians and the lawyers are a separate […]

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Source: Los Angeles Times
Asif Ali Zardari uses his first news conference as president of Pakistan to signal stronger ties with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Questions remain about Zardari’s ability to lead.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — In a determined show of solidarity, the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan declared Tuesday that they stood together in the fight against […]

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Source: China View
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — Pakistan’s President-elect Asif Ali Zardari Monday moved into the President House along with his two daughters, according to official Associated Press of Pakistan.
Zardari won the presidential election on Saturday and will take oath of his office on Tuesday.
Zardari was greeted at the President House by the staff. He […]

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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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Source: Guardian 
The career of Pakistan’s low-profile prime minister, who survived an assassination attempt
Yousaf Raza Gilani, a Benazir Bhutto loyalist who was jailed for five years by the former president Pervez Musharraf, became Pakistan’s prime minister in March.
A stalwart of the Pakistan People’s party, he comes from a prominent family of landowners in Multan, in southern […]

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Source: Economic Times
 ISLAMABAD: In a bid to woo estranged ally PML-N, Pakistan People’s Party chief Asif Ali Zardari favoured a “national consensus” government to solve the problems of the country even as he strengthened his chances for the presidency by winning the backing of a majority of Baloch lawmakers.
PML-N chief and former premier Nawaz Sharif, […]

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Source: The Terror Wonk
This short analysis from the invaluable Middle East Media Research Institute is well worth a read. It discusses the controversy Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader, Asif Zardari set off when, while delivering the keynote address at the 23rd Internationalist Socialist Congress, he described madrassas as propagating Islamist extremism.
Unsurprisingly, Pakistan’s religious leaders condemned […]

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A Rare Unreleased Video of Benazir Bhutto Murder - last few seconds before the shooting
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The directionless PPP government seems to be dropping in darkness. The 100 days treated as a litmus test for a nascent government to prove its willingness and capacity to perform have been wasted. The regime seems to be treading the same path of preserving the status quo. The president is as dummy as was Shaukat […]

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Open Letter to Dr Shahid Masood!
Sir,
Hats off for you for the pro gramme that you sir have been anchoring.. You are my MENTOR and i really look forward to look at every single airing of your pro gramme religiously..!
Dr Sahib i am pushed to write this email to you at an hour where the Pakistani […]

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This is in reply to the letter of WG.CDR. (R) AHMED S. JAN (DAWN, 20th May). I completely disagree with his notion that Zardari is abiding with the Bhurban Deceleration and Nawaz Sharif is not. I would request him to read the text of the accord once again:
1 - Allied parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party […]

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Source: PK Politics

A chronology of key events:
1906 - Muslim League founded as forum for Indian Muslim separatism
1940 - Muslim League endorses idea of separate nation for India’s Muslims.
1947 - Muslim state of East and West Pakistan created out of partition of India at the end of British rule. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal […]

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Source: DAWN
ISLAMABAD, May 26: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan will be a stronger and more stable democracy after the present government resolves all constitutional and legal issues through democratic consensus.
During meetings with two US congressional delegations here on Monday, Mr Zardari briefed them on steps being taken by the […]

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Source: Reuters Blog
This is definitely a case of “the more you know, the less you understand”.
There has been much talk in the media about whether PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari is heading for a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf to force him out of office.
But it is not clear whether Zardari is really looking for […]

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Source: China View
ISLAMABAD, May 23 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Friday withdrew the cases against 200 suspects allegedly involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto citing lack of evidence.
“The chief minister of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) ordered the withdrawal of cases against 200 accused in Benazir Bhutto murder case,” Pakistan’s private Dawn […]

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Source: Bloomberg
By Khalid Qayum and Farhan Sharif
May 20 (Bloomberg) — The Pakistan Peoples Party, leader of the coalition government, will present a plan this month to reduce the powers of President Pervez Musharraf, which include the right to dissolve parliament and appoint Supreme Court judges.
“The constitutional package is one of the most critical issues right […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
By Asif Ezdi
The decision of the PML-N to withdraw from its coalition with the PPP following the breakdown of their talks on the judges’ issue is good news for all those who want the country to return to the constitutional path after the havoc wrought by Musharraf’s depredations. Particularly welcome is the […]

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Source: Daily Times 
In Pakistan the future of democracy will be secured only if political parties and societal groups develop the habit of working together even when they have differences
The divergence between the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on the restoration of the ousted judges and their relationship with President Pervez Musharraf is […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
PPP sympathisers complain about the mysterious “Establishment” and their alleged role in destroying democracy in Pakistan for decades now. The Establishment, as defined by them, is a collection of dark, mystifying hands that apparently have many vested interests in upholding the status quo. This inexplicable group comprises rich army officers, the intelligence […]

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Source: Teeth Maestro
An article written by Abbas Kassar in The Pakistan Weekly caught my eye which was titled Musharraf Threatens To Dissolve Assemblies If Judges Restored, it raises some serious concerns about the looming threat wielded by Musharraf and his right to exercise article 58-2(B) of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Quite simply utilizing this […]

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistan’s ruling coalition has failed to agree on a plan to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, but will reinstate them “soon”, former premier Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday.
Sharif, the head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, held two days of talks with Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition […]

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Source: The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s new government is avoiding a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf because it lacks the support needed to impeach him, the head of the ruling coalition’s leading party said in remarks released Saturday.
But Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, did not rule […]

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Source: Daily Times
* Baloch leaders waiting for action instead of words
* Former governor proposes general amnesty for arrested Baloch
By Irfan Ali
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government has decided to offer a comprehensive package to Balochistan to resolve the problems of the largest province of the country.
However, Balochistan-based parties and leaders are waiting for action […]

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Source: Middle East Times
Perhaps the most notable aspect of Yousaf Raza Gilani’s conduct upon his ascension as Pakistan’s new prime minister has been his lack of apparent vitriol toward President Pervez Musharraf.
Gilani languished in prison for five years under Musharraf’s rule, charged with making illegal government appointments during his term as the speaker of parliament. […]

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