Read more Pakistan elections stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18951/pakistan-elections.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:37:24 CSThttp://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/36409/pakistans-sharif-faces-charges-of-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNawaz Sharif, whose party recently pulled out of Pakistan's ruling coalition, is about to face corruption charges, Pakistani prosecutors said today. A two-time prime minister whom Pervez Musharraf deposed in 1999, Sharif will be charged with money laundering and loan defaults, as well as "the accumulation of wealth beyond his...http://www.newser.com/story/36409/pakistans-sharif-faces-charges-of-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 8:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35109/musharraf-will-quit-tomorrow-flee-mag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan President Musharraf will likely resign tomorrow, a former Musharraf aide told Newsweek, and flee to Saudi Arabia for three months of exile. Pakistan's top military commanders are aware of the news, but Musharraf's camp officially denies the story. "Your source is a liar. The information you have is absolutely...http://www.newser.com/story/35109/musharraf-will-quit-tomorrow-flee-mag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 15:27:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22214/bhuttos-party-to-name-next-pakistani-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said today it will name Pakistan's next premier this weekend, AFP reports. After former PM Nawaz Sharif's party pulled their candidate as a "goodwill gesture," the PPP candidate will likely be sworn in Tuesday without much debate, the AP reports. Bhutto widower...http://www.newser.com/story/22214/bhuttos-party-to-name-next-pakistani-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 20:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20893/bhuttos-party-delays-pm-decision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenazir Bhutto's party deferred its choice for PM candidate today, adding greater uncertainty to Pakistan's volatile political landscape, Bloomberg reports. Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the Pakistan People's Party's No. 2 and a longtime Bhutto loyalist, had been expected to take the top job today. But a meeting of the party's newly...http://www.newser.com/story/20893/bhuttos-party-delays-pm-decision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 10:31:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20368/bush-push-for-musharraf-angers-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHis political future might be in doubt, but Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is still receiving forceful backing from the Bush administration after his party's drubbing in parliamentary elections—and it's angering Pakistanis, reports the New York Times . "I’ve never seen such an irrational, impractical move on the part of the...http://www.newser.com/story/20368/bush-push-for-musharraf-angers-pakistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Feb 2008 5:07:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20178/nawaz-sharif-says-hell-run-for-parliament.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNawaz Sharif will stand in a special election for a vacant seat in Pakistan's parliament, he said yesterday, opening the way for his return to political power. The two-time prime minister, whose Muslim League is set to form a coalition government with Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party after last week's...http://www.newser.com/story/20178/nawaz-sharif-says-hell-run-for-parliament.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 9:03:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19802/besieged-musharraf-in-dangerous-mindset.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIs Pervez Musharraf paranoid, or is everyone out to get him? After his party's hammering in this week's election, the answer seems to be both, the Guardian reports. "He's been sulking," said a senior party official of the Pakistani president. "He's retreated into a mental bunker. It's a dangerous mindset...http://www.newser.com/story/19802/besieged-musharraf-in-dangerous-mindset.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 Feb 2008 7:10:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19621/musharraf-pushes-swiss-to-prosecute-foe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the battle to control Pakistan heats up, President Pervez Musharraf's lawyers have asked the Swiss government to prosecute Asif Ali Zardari over decade-old corruption charges. Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and leader of the victorious Pakistan People's Party, is charged with hiding $55 million in kickbacks in a...http://www.newser.com/story/19621/musharraf-pushes-swiss-to-prosecute-foe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 10:37:00 CST