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Archive for May, 2008
A Note on FATA
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Tribal elders today demanded that FATA be made Pakistan's fifth province or given a special status like the Northern Areas. They seek the integration of their region into Pakistan's ... Read more..Pervez Musharraf Staying Alive
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
A headline this week in a Pakistani paper read, "Something is about to happen." Alas, nothing did. There was immense speculation of the imminence of Pervez Musharraf's resignation and departure from ... Read more..Musharraf Polarizes Pakistan; Opposition Mobilizes
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The opposition to Pervez Musharraf is taking a worrisome turn -- one that Musharraf's supporters inside and outside of Pakistan should take heed of. Those who would like to see Musharraf's ouster ... Read more..Zardari and Musharraf Tensions Likely to Cool
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Asif Zardari, Pervez Musharraf | 2 Comments »
Asif Ali Zardari, so it seems, has regained a backbone and responsiveness to public opinion this week. He's publicly spoken out against Pervez Musharraf, terming him a barrier to ... Read more..The Battle Over the 18th Amendment: From Cold to Hot War?
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
The People's Party and Muslim League-Nawaz remain married, but separated. At the moment, they are seeing other people. Earlier this week, Mumtaz Bhutto, the Bhutto tribe leader and estranged uncle ... Read more..M. Abdullah Yusuf: Dancing for Dollars
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
WARNING: Not easy on the eyes. M. Abdullah Yusuf is chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue. Apparently he's resorted to exotic dancing to mitigate the national debt. Musharraf ... Read more..A Battle for Punjab or Just Noise?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
The appointment of Salman Taseer--a Musharraf-supporter, former PPP politician, and businessman--as governor of Punjab has sparked a heated debate in Pakistan. Many argue that this is the first firing short, ... Read more..Bajaur Agency Missile Strike Targets Maulvi Obaidullah
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Maulvi Obaidullah, Tehreek-e Nifaaz-e Shariat-e Muhammadi | No Comments »
GEO News reports of a missile attack tonight in Damadola, Bajaur Agency, where a January 2006 U.S. strike targeted al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri. BBC Urdu, citing a Taliban ... Read more..PML(N) Resigns, Pakistani Politics Realigns
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif wasn't educated at Oxford, but he's playing politics smartly. Today, he announced that his party will submit its resignation from the federal cabinet tomorrow, ... Read more..Pakistan’s Shifting Political Tectonics
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
So here we are, once again. Different city, but same story. Well, story of. The (latest) deadline to restore the deposed judges is imminent. Today, Asif Zardari will meet ... Read more..