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The party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is expected this weekend to nominate one of the following candidates to become Pakistan's next prime minister: ... MAKHDOOM AMIN FAHIM: The veteran politician is vice chairman of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party...
A suicide bomber on Thursday rammed his explosives-laden car into a military vehicle outside a brigade headquarters in Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and 11 wounded, the military said. ... By Laura King Los Angeles Times...
Extremists may insist that Muslims have no choice but to engage in violent struggle with the West. Last week's election in Pakistan, however, proves otherwise. ... U.S. officials reacted with guarded praise, but they should welcome the victory of democratic candidates...
Pakistan's new parliament elected on Wednesday a supporter of assassinated former leader Benazir Bhutto as the country's first female speaker of parliament. ... Fehmida Mirza, the newly elected speaker of the National Assembly — the lower house of Paliament — and a leader...
Monday was a momentous day for the people of Pakistan, but a bittersweet day for me. ... Democracy had come to Pakistan, but at a terrible, terrible price. Last week, the two largest political parties in Pakistan agreed to form a coalition government that would restore...
