Archive for the 'Pakistan' Category
Pakistani Opposition Parties Form Coalition Government
Posted on March 9, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Pakistan
The two rival parties that won last months election in Pakistan have formed a new coalition government. What they have yet to determine is the fate of Pervez Musharraf.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari, the husband of the slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, held a photo-op for reporters as a show of […]
Pakistan Blocks Youtube
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Pakistan, citizen journalism
The Pakistani government announced today it was blocking access to youtube in its country.
The Pakistani government is also asking YouTube to remove “objectionable content,” said Nabiha Mehmood, a spokeswoman for the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority. It is not clear what Pakistan is referring to as objectionable.
This seems to be another attempt by President Pervez Musharraf to […]
Suicide Blast Kills Pakistan Army General
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Pakistan
Pakistan’s top military medical officer and 3 others were killed by a suicide bomber on Monday. After a lull in violence in the area, including the Feb. 18th election that was mostly peaceful, this is a new indication that there is turbulence ahead for Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Pervez Musharraf once again rejected calls for him to step […]
Musharraf Wants Swiss to Probe Zardari
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Pakistan
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has his back against the wall and is looking for some way, anyway to remain in power. After his party was trounced in the election on February 18th, there are few options for Musharraf to consider. Here’s one - ask a foreign nation to revisit 10-year old corruption […]
Read More..>>Election Day Arrives in Pakistan
Posted on February 17, 2008 - Filed Under Musharraf, Pakistan
Today, Pakistani’s are braving the threat of rampant terrorist attacks and head to the polls in one of the most critical elections in its history. If the election tilts towards a new parliament, it could drive Pervez Musharraf, considered by the Bush Administration to be an ally in the war on terror, from power.
As […]
Musharraf Warns: Don’t Dispute Election Results
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Musharraf, Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said flatly that the opposition parties in the upcoming February 18th election must accept the outcome results and not to resort to any agitation should the election not go their way. He also asserted the elections will be free and fair.
“They should not be under any illusion that they will […]
Terrorists Strike at Election Rally as Fear Sweeps Across Pakistan
Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Pakistan
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The Awami National Party, a Pashtun nationalist group based in Pakistan’s North West Frontier, was hosting an election rally today when a bomb exploded near the stage. There are reports of at least 15 dead, although that number is expected to climb.
The leader of the Awami National Party, Afrasiab Khattak, who was addressing the rally […]
Bhutto Was Not Shot, Died By Blast, Claims Scotland Yard
Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under Bhutto, Pakistan
According to Scotland Yard, there is no evidence that Benazir Bhutto was shot. Instead, they state, she died from a severe injury when a bomb blast slammed her head into her vehicle.
The results of this report are likely to be controversial. The Pakistani government had originally claimed that Bhutto died in this manner […]
Musharraf Blasts “Intellectual Arrogance” of the West
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Pakistan
Things are heating up at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Pervez Musharraf, the President of Pakistan, was critical of Western leaders “intellectual arrogance” toward his country, and was quick to dismiss the notion that this leadership was diminished by the Bhutto assassination or the state of emergency powers he briefly took in late […]
CIA: Baitullah Mehsud Was Mastermind Behind Bhutto Assassination
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Bhutto, Pakistan, terrorism
Baitullah Mehud, a Pakistani militant leader currently in hiding with direct ties to Al Qaeda was behind the the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last month, according to the CIA.
“There are powerful reasons to believe that terror networks around Baitullah Mehsud were responsible,†said one American intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was […]