Read more Pakistan People's Party stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10881/pakistan-peoples-party.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:45:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46537/former-clinton-pollster-quits-as-lobbyist-for-pakistani-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt could get awkward for the secretary of state to be deeply in debt to a flack for the political party running one of the most incendiary countries in the world. That could be why pollster Mark Penn has ended his company's relationship with Pakistan’s ruling People’s Party, Politico reports....http://www.newser.com/story/46537/former-clinton-pollster-quits-as-lobbyist-for-pakistani-party.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 12:02:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36765/zardari-breezes-into-pakistani-presidency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAsif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated Benazir Bhutto, easily won Pakistan’s presidential election today in an unsurprising outcome favored by the US, the New York Times reports. Zardari, who has little governing experience, gains significant authority, including the ability to dissolve Parliament—a power he has pledged to forego. Zardari...http://www.newser.com/story/36765/zardari-breezes-into-pakistani-presidency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Sep 2008 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36709/pakistan-prez-comes-with-lots-of-baggage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAsif Ali Zardari was once merely Benazir Bhutto’s polo-loving playboy of a husband, who was jailed for corruption and suspected of much worse. But tomorrow, he’ll become president of Pakistan. Bhutto’s death made Zardari an almost accidental leader of his party, and friends say his ignominious past is behind him....http://www.newser.com/story/36709/pakistan-prez-comes-with-lots-of-baggage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:51:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36584/pakistani-democracy-is-achievable-bhutto-widower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan, still reeling from Benazir Bhutto's assassination and Pervez Musharraf's resignation, can get a grip on terrorists and win the fight against dictatorship, insists Bhutto’s widower in a Washington Post op-ed outlining the stakes in Saturday's election. Asif Ali Zardari, who’s running for president, vows to continue his wife’s fight...http://www.newser.com/story/36584/pakistani-democracy-is-achievable-bhutto-widower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 8:31:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36498/pakistan-pm-escapes-convoy-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree days before Pakistan is to elect a new president, PM Yousuf Gilani escaped an assassination attempt on his caravan outside Islamabad, the BBC reports. No injuries were reported, officials said, citing “robust and comprehensive security measures,” but CNN reports it's unclear whether Gilani was present in the motorcade. Gilani...http://www.newser.com/story/36498/pakistan-pm-escapes-convoy-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Sep 2008 7:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35821/bhutto-widower-plagued-by-mental-illness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leading candidate to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan has a long history of mental illness and was suffering from severe psychiatric problems as recently as 2007, reports the Financial Times . Asif Ali Zardari, who took over the Pakistan People's Party after the assassination of his wife Benazir...http://www.newser.com/story/35821/bhutto-widower-plagued-by-mental-illness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 7:57:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35736/party-quits-pakistan-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan’s coalition government collapsed today, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the Pakistan Muslim League—led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—breaking with the Pakistan People’s Party. Sharif said his party was quitting the alliance because it wouldn’t restore judges sacked by just-ousted president Pervez Musharraf. The PPP, led...http://www.newser.com/story/35736/party-quits-pakistan-coalition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 11:02:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35668/democracy-to-avenge-bhuttos-death-zardari.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocracy will avenge Benazir Bhutto's death and diminish rising extremism in Pakistan, Bhutto's widower tells Newsweek . Asif Ali Zardari, now a presidential nominee, says he cut no deal with departing president Pervez Musharraf and hopes he will stay to witness rule by the people. “Personally I would like him to...http://www.newser.com/story/35668/democracy-to-avenge-bhuttos-death-zardari.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35620/us-weighs-direct-pakistan-strikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrustrated with what some see as unproductive new leadership in Pakistan and fearing a strengthening al-Qaeda, Pentagon officials are considering a unilateral mission to root out militants hiding in the country, the Los Angeles Times reports. The CIA has backed such a move for months, but some officials remain concerned...http://www.newser.com/story/35620/us-weighs-direct-pakistan-strikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 Aug 2008 13:21:01 CDT