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Sharifs’ Eligibility in June By-Elections Uncertain
Pakistan’s election commission announced the schedule for by-elections for the national and provincial assemblies. The polls will be held on June 3rd. Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif are expected to run,...
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Prime Minister Zardari?
In March, the Pakistan government dropped its last court case against Asif Zardari. Tomorrow, a Supreme Court panel will review the Pervez Musharraf-initiated law requiring elected officials to have a...
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Shaukat Aziz Gets Something Right
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has become the scapegoat for the country’s present economic challenges. Much of the blame is well-deserved, though many of his former allies have put a...
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The PML-N Advances in the Battle for Punjab
The Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) made major gains in today’s by-elections. It won ten additional seats in the Punjab Provincial Assembly. Two belong to Shahbaz Sharif. He’ll have to give up one of...
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The End of the Musharraf Era?
Pakistan’s governing coalition has announced that they will proceed immediately with moves to impeach Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Zardari read out a joint...
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The Final Round: Musharraf Fights Against Nawaz and Himself
The writing is on the wall. ‘The show is over,’ the graffiti reads. Despite the statements from Rashid Qureshi and Pervaiz Elahi, I think Pervez Musharraf has read it. Whether or not he is, in his...
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Signed Copy of Sharif-Zardari Agreement to Restore Judges
Ok, it’s not the Qur’an or Hadith, but it starts with God’s Name and ends with the signatures of Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.
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Zardari Plays with Fire: Sharif Brothers Disqualified
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif ineligible for electoral participation. As a result, Shahbaz Sharif is no longer chief minister of Punjab. The court decision is...
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Zardari in the Crosshairs
My latest external publication is an article on ForeignPolicy.com that discusses the plight of President Asif Ali Zardari. An excerpt is at the end of this post. I have been blogging less frequently in...
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