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Musharraf Won't Budge for US
Musharraf Won't Budge for US
Nov 17, 2007 1:29 PM CST

Musharraf Won't Budge for US

In further blow to power, president's political party calls for end to martial law

(Newser) - In a face-to-face meeting today with a top American diplomat, Pervez Musharraf remained tightlipped when pressed on when he would end emergency rule in Pakistan. Musharraf told John Negroponte he would cease martial law when security improves in the country, but his resistance is winning him few fans in Pakistan...

Pakistanis Protest Court Ruling
Pakistanis Protest Court Ruling
Sep 29, 2007 4:45 PM CDT

Pakistanis Protest Court Ruling

Journalists, lawyers clash with police over decision allowing Musharraf to seek another term

(Newser) - Protests broke out in Pakistan today after lawmakers approved Pervez Musharraf's run for re-election. Protesters, led by journalists and lawyers. clashed with police, who hurled tear gas and brandished riot batons outside a federal building. At least 3 demonstrators were hospitalized and 2 journalists arrested after the melee, CNN reports.

Opposition Will Boycott Musharraf Election

Vow to resign from parliament next week

(Newser) - Pakistani opposition leaders vow to vacate their legislative seats to protest President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election next week, the BBC reports. Members of the influential MMA religious alliance say they will resign from parliament and four provincial assemblies, which decide who will be the next president.

Musharraf Collars Leaders of Opposition

Hopes to prevent disruption to his re-election campaign

(Newser) - Pakistani police began rounding opposition leaders up into "preventive custody" yesterday to keep them from interfering with President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election. Many detained were outspoken supporters of Nawaz Sharif, whom Musharraf overthrew in 1999. Warrants seek to incarcerate anti-Musharraf leaders who might incite  "disruption and acts...

Musharraf Will Step Down as Army Chief

Move was key to appease critics, keep job as president

(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will resign as Pakistan's army chief in order to pursue another term as president, a party official said today, likely clearing the way for a power-sharing agreement with exiled former PM Benazir Bhutto. Reuters reports that talks with Bhutto, who returns to Pakistan October 18 to seek power,...

Deal or No Deal, Bhutto Will Return Oct. 18

Ex-PM to end 8 years in exile; relations with Musharraf unsettled

(Newser) - Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on October 18, her party said today, even without a power-sharing deal with Pervez Musharraf that would let her serve another term. Bhutto, who a party spokesman said will “bring back true democracy,” objects to Musharraf's plans to remain both president...

Ex-PM Battles Expulsion From Pakistan

Sharif's lawsuit may worsen Musharraf's tenuous position

(Newser) - Ex-Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is taking Pervez Musharraf to court, hours after Musharraf ordered the deportation of his longtime political rival. In a move that casts further doubt on Musharraf's already shaky authority, Sharif—re-exiled to Saudi Arabia just 4 hours after his plane landed in Pakistan yesterday—filed suit...

Sharif Deported as He Lands in Roiling Pakistan

Arrests, tear gas and blockades greet exiled prime minister's brief return

(Newser) - Within hours of landing back home in Pakistan late last night, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif  was deported to Saudi Arabia, as his supporters clashed with police near the airport and hundreds were arrested. Thousands more had been arrested in advance of his return. Police escorted Sharif onto a...

Beefed Up Security Will Welcome Sharif

Pakistan bans rallies, rounds up activists day before ex-PM's return

(Newser) - In advance of ousted PM Nawaz Sharif's return tomorrow after a 7-year exile, Pakistan banned political rallies and has arrested thousands of activists, the AP reports. "Nothing can be more pleasing to me than freeing Pakistan from the clutches of military dictatorship," said Sharif, who anticipates being arrested...

Pakistan Orders Arrest of Exiled PM's Brother

Former leader intends to return next week

(Newser) - A Pakistan court has ordered the arrest of Shahbaz Sharif, the brother of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Both Sharifs are planning to return to Pakistan next week after seven years of exile, where they will mount opposition to the rule of General Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf has been ordering...

No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return
No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return
Sep 1, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

No Deal Yet, but Bhutto Vows Return

Pakistan's ex-PM leaves door open for further talks with Musharraf over "restoration of democracy"

(Newser) - She hasn’t reached a power-sharing deal yet and still faces corruption charges, but Benazir Bhutto says she’ll announce the date of her return to Pakistan on September 14. Speaking from London, the two-time prime minister said talks with Pervez Musharraf have been “80% successful,” the BBC...

Exiled Pakistan Leader Vows Return to Battle Musharraf

Ex prime minister calls for end to dictatorship

(Newser) - Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced he will return from exile next month to challenge General Musharraf in upcoming elections. The development comes as Musharraf is negotiating a power-sharing deal with another political rival, Benazir Bhutto. Some observers fear the army could replace Musharraf with another military figure...

Ex-PM Puts Power-Sharing Deal At Risk
Ex-PM Puts Power-Sharing Deal At Risk
Aug 29, 2007 12:25 PM CDT

Ex-PM Puts Power-Sharing Deal At Risk

Leader deposed by Musharraf to return to Pakistan, fight election

(Newser) - As Benazir Bhutto prepares to return to Pakistan in a possible power-sharing arrangement with Pervez Musharraf, a second former PM is also heading back to the country to unseat the general. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nawaz Sharif says that he will mount a campaign in the middle...

Musharraf to Share Power
Musharraf to Share Power
Aug 29, 2007 5:15 AM CDT

Musharraf to Share Power

Embattled US ally makes power sharing deal with Benazir Bhutto

(Newser) - Pakistan President General Musharraf,  a key ally of the US in the war on terror, will quit the army ahead of elections next year in a power-sharing deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The deal, brokered by the US and Britain, is aimed at solving a deepening political...

Exiled Ex-PM Allowed to Return to Pakistan

Court ruling another blow to Musharraf

(Newser) - Former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan from exile, the country’s Supreme Court ruled today, dealing another blow president Pervez Musharraf. Sharif had already declared his intentions to challenge the "dictatorship" of Musharraf, who deposed Sharif in a 1999 coup, in upcoming elections. But Sharif, the BBC...

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