Pakistan party leader plays down coalition woes, says talks will continue on judges

                   
iht.com     May 14, 2008            

The head of Pakistan's main ruling party said Wednesday he was not contemplating a split with the key partner in the country's troubled coalition government. Asif Ali Zardari, leader of the Pakistan People's Party, said he would continue working with the party of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif... [read full story]                

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Sharif leaves cabinet over judges

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

The leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N said he was standing firm on a pledge made by the two parties in March to bring back 57 judges who were dismissed during emergency rule in November. ... But how long the marriage of the two parties could last was a matter of high...                

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Sharif's party to quit Cabinet as rift in Pakistan coalition government deepens

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet after just six weeks, raising doubts over the new government's stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule. ... The coalition that came to power after February...                

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Pakistan's coalition government threatened

upi.com     May 13, 2008          

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 12 (UPI) -- Part of Pakistan's coalition government said Monday it was quitting its Cabinet posts over the failed reinstatement of judges President Pervez Musharraf ousted. ... The Pakistan Muslim League-N vowed to vacate its nine posts in the...                

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Pakistan's coalition government threatened

politicalgateway.com     May 13, 2008          

Part of Pakistan's coalition government said Monday it was quitting its Cabinet posts over the failed reinstatement of judges President Pervez Musharraf ousted. ... The Pakistan Muslim League-N vowed to vacate its nine posts in the 24-member Cabinet, threatening the...                

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Sharif walks out on coalition

msn.com     May 13, 2008          

Karachi: Pakistan’s fragile ruling coalition came apart on Monday, with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s party pulling out over Asif Ali Zardari’s refusal to reinstate judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. The PML (N) was no longer part of the ruling ministry,...                

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Pakistan's government, key to the war on terror, starts to unravel

sacbee.com     May 13, 2008          

A new political crisis engulfed Pakistan Monday after one of the two main parties in the coalition government pulled its ministers out of the cabinet. ... By SAEED SHAH - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that ministers from his Pakistan Muslim League-N would...                

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U.S. intervenes in Pakistan political crisis

sacbee.com     May 13, 2008          

The United States intervened in Pakistan's political crisis Sunday, delivering a strong message of concern over the coalition government's infighting as the country's leaders remained deadlocked. ... Richard Boucher, the Assistant secretary of State for South Asia, met...                

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Ex-prime minister's party quits Pakistan Cabinet

chron.com     May 13, 2008          

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday, raising doubts over the new government's stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule. ... Sharif said ministers from his party would meet with Prime...                

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Pakistan Coalition Govt & Reinstatement of Judges

globalsecurity.org     May 13, 2008          

No description ... By Barry Newhouse Islamabad The second largest party in Pakistan's ruling political coalition is vowing to quit its federal cabinet posts, threatening the stability of the six-week-old coalition government. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad on...                

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Dangers facing the World

juancole.com     May 13, 2008          

As if Iraq was not enough to worry about, some important political developments in Lebanon, and even in the Yemen have raised the temperature of the Middle East . . .A roadside bomb targeted Abu Qutaiba, a local leader of an Awakening group a U.S. sponsored militia, in Al Lehaib area north east...                

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