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Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Pakistan, Islam and Democracy - Informed Comment

Juan Cole — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Pakistan, a country 97 percent Muslim, has just made its first successful transition from one elected, civilian government to another since its founding in 1947. The country has had long bouts of military rule, and a history of coups against elected prime ministers, as well as, in the 1990s, a series of presidential decrees dismissing [...]

Musharraf given bail in Bhutto case - BBC South Asia

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, is granted bail in the case of the assassination of the former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Musharraf’s trial a test case for PML-N govt - Nation : Last Twenty Four Hours News

Terence J Sigamony — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Musharraf’s trial a test case for PML-N govt

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Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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Technology helps Pakistan to fairest polls - Hindustan Times: World

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Technology helps Pakistan to fairest polls

'Nawaz Sharif evolved ever since exile following 1999 military coup' - New Kerala: World News

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

London, May 13 : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, has evolved ever since he was sent into exile after the 1999 military coup, led by the former army chief Pervez Musharraf, which forced Sharif to quit Pakistan, according to Mehmal Sarfraz, from the South Asian Free Media Association.

Sharif set for 3rd term as Pak PM, India welcomes poll outcome - Doordarshan

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Nawaz Sharif was poised for a record third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister with his PML-N party on Sunday taking an unassailable lead in parliamentary elections, which was welcomed by India with whom he pledged to restart the peace process.

For exiled Sharif, returning home was 'matter of time' - New Kerala: World News

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

By Prashant Sood : Those were his days of forced political wilderness and an uncertain future but Nawaz Sharif was confident of his moves and his return to Pakistan. Sharif appeared relaxed and assured when I met him in a small flat in central London in the winter of 2007, coolly guiding his party members in Pakistan on agitational tactics against the then Musharraf regime.

Musharraf's party wins one seat in parliament - New Kerala: World News

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad, May 12 : Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's party, the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), managed to win one seat each - its first since it was formed - in the National Assembly and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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Sharif to discuss government formation with party leaders - New Kerala: World News

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad, May 12 : Nawaz Sharif, who is likely to become the prime minister as his party has emerged a big winner in Pakistan elections, Sunday called a meeting of his party leaders in which government formation is expected to be discussed, a media report said.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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Pakistan backs former PM as Khan falls short - The Guardian -- World Latest

Jon Boone — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

22 killed as violence, intimidaton and vote rigging mar poll many had feared would never be held Fourteen years after he was overthrown and exiled by a military dictator, the former Pakistani prime minister known to his supporters as "the Lion" claimed victory on Saturday night in one of most dramatic general elections in the country's history. Nawaz Sharif, of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party (PML-N), was set to become the next prime minister of the troubled country as it grapples with crises on multiple fronts after it became clear he had secured a commanding lead despite the challenge from Imran Khan, the former cricketer who waged a groundbreaking campaign credited with galvanising an army of youthful new voters. Although final verified results were still hours away, the country's television networks projected Sharif heading for an ultimate tally of around 110 seats that should give him the parliamentary majority he said was needed to fix Pakistan's ailing economy. Khan's ...

Huge turnout for Pakistan polls – but parties protest at threats and violence - The Guardian -- World Latest

Jon Boone — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Number of voters raises hopes of Imran Khan's party in general election many had feared would never take place Pakistanis were given an extra hour to cast their ballots on Saturday after large numbers of voters swarmed to polling stations in a general election that many once feared would never take place. But the major test of the country's democracy, as it marks its first transition from one civilian government to another following repeated spells of military rule, was also marred by violence that killed 22 people and rampant vote rigging in the country's biggest city. A turnout described by election officials as "huge" in the critical battleground of Punjab province raised hopes among supporters of Imran Khan that the former cricket star's Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) would enter parliament with a sizeable haul of seats for the first time. Politicians had begun crying foul even before the counting started in the 70,000 polling stations nationwide, particularly in the volatile port ...

Pakistan: fatal bomb attack as election polls open – video - The Guardian -- World Latest

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

At least 11 people have been killed after a bomb went off at the offices of the Awami Naitonal Party on election day

Terror, abduction and a fall: turbulent run-up to Pakistan polls - New Kerala: India News

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad, May 10 : Pakistan was on the edge Friday, a day before it goes to the polls to decide the fate of 23,000 candidates who stayed on despite a volatile run-up that saw at least 100 people being killed in a series of terror attacks and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son being abducted.

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Terror attacks and a fall: turbulent run-up to Pakistan polls - New Kerala: World News

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad, May 10 : Pakistan goes to the polls Saturday after an unsettling run-up that saw a series of terror attacks, including former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son being abducted. To add to the anxiety, star leader Imran Khan suffered extensive injuries after a fall.

Bilawal believes PPP will hold on to power - Nation : Last Twenty Four Hours News

Abrar Saeed — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Bilawal believes PPP will hold on to power

It-s-a-make-or-break-Saturday-for-Islamabad - Hindustan Times: World

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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As Pakistan votes, the military watches sternly from its barracks - Nation : Last Twenty Four Hours News

Reuters — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

As Pakistan votes, the military watches sternly from its barracks

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Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

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