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[25 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
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The resurgence of corruption charges may have been triggered by the PPP government ‘trespassing’ on the army’s national security turf.

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[12 Aug 2007 | Comments Off | ]
Defiant in Death

The bane of Pakistani and US forces, Taliban’s one-legged commander Abdullah Mahsud remained defiant to the bitter end.

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[12 Jun 2007 | Comments Off | ]
Musharraf’s Last Act

Pakistan edged closer to a full state of emergency with the imposition of strict controls on newspapers and television in an attempt to contain anti-government protests.

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[12 Jun 2007 | Comments Off | ]
Back to Square One?

Will the MQM ever learn from its past mistakes or will it continue to tread the path of violence and intimidation?

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[14 Apr 2007 | Comments Off | ]
Freedom Violated

An unprecedented attack on the freedom of the press was witnessed in Islamabad on March 16.

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[12 Apr 2007 | Comments Off | ]
Veiled Threats

Baton-wielding female students of the Jamia Hafsa refuse to vacate the children’s library in Islamabad until all their demands, including the imposition of the Shariah throughout Pakistan, are met.

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[12 Nov 2006 | Comments Off | ]

Some 85 people died in the deadliest ever single operation launched by Pakistani forces against suspected militants in the lawless tribal region

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[17 Oct 2006 | Comments Off | ]
Musharraf’s Doublespeak

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Though President Musharraf’s latest sojourn to the United States may have reinforced his status as America’s favourite dictator, his standing [...]

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[13 Feb 2006 | Comments Off | ]

A defiant and aggressive tenor marked Nawaz Sharif’s first public appearance since his ouster from power by a military coup more than six years ago.

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[21 Jan 2006 | Comments Off | ]
Musharraf’s Other War

A thin-framed man with a cropped beard, Karim Baksh leads a group of Baloch guerrillas dug into position under a huge rock on the edge of a dusty road, a few miles away from a government paramilitary post.