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Photo Gallery: Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf oscillated between two possible scenarios for a couple of weeks before finally delaying his imminent return to Pakistan at the end of January. Newsline provides a photo gallery and links to articles in our archives describing the former president’s fortunes over the years.

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[31 May 2011 | 2 Comments | Ayaz Amir]
Bhutto in the Pakistani Imagination

Bhutto in power was a flawed figure, but Bhutto deposed is the stuff of legend and poetry.

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[28 Oct 2010 | 4 Comments | Sabahat Ashraf]
Musharraf: Dear Pakistanis, Forgive Me

Was Musharraf’s apology rare and classy?

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[16 Sep 2010 | 2 Comments | Abdul Wahab]
The Invisible Hand

Are the security forces and intelligence agencies behind the murders of some of the missing persons in Balochistan as is being alleged?

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[18 Aug 2010 | One Comment | Sara Kazi]
Degrees of Democracy

The fake degree scandal has shown politicians of all stripes to be champions of lying and cheating. Even the democratically elected PPP is using intimidation to hold onto power.

Blog Row, News & Politics, Zahid Hussain »

[18 Nov 2009 | 6 Comments | Zahid Hussain]
General Sympathy: Aiding the Taliban

Several former army soldiers are either fighting in Afghanistan or training Taliban forces and formulating strategies to counter the war on terror.

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

[30 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
Interview: Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri

Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri is seen as the kingpin of the radical Baloch nationalist movement, which explicitly demands an independent Balochistan. Never one to mince words, he has this to say about the decades-old problems plaguing Balochistan: “We cannot live with the Punjabis. There is no room for compromise in my book. We have to get rid of them.”

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[13 Sep 2009 | Comments Off | Nadir Hassan]
Weekly Briefing

Every Sunday, The Water Cooler will give a run down of the week’s oddest, funniest and most interesting stories from and about Pakistan.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[5 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | Anees Jillani]
A Landmark Judgement

For the first time in the country’s judicial history, the Supreme Court has ruled against an army general’s unconstitutional acts.

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[15 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | Anees Jillani]
Chaos in the Capital

A disaster response plan could have prevented the situation from worsening at the site of the blast.