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Party Quits Pakistan Coalition

Matt Cantor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:02:01 CDT

Pakistan’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...

Musharraf Will, Won't, Will Attend Olympic Kick-Off

Kevin Spak — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:08:00 CDT

Pervez Musharraf will be in Beijing tomorrow for the Olympics' opening ceremony, the foreign ministry said today, reversing an earlier announcement that he had canceled the trip. The president is battling possible impeachment at home, the BBC reports, and opposition leaders met yesterday, reportedly to discuss an ouster. The cancellation...

'Traitor' Musharraf Should Be Tried: Sharif

Nick McMaster — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:14:00 CDT

Nawaz Sharif labeled Pervez Musharraf a "traitor" today, and claimed his allies in Pakistan's coalition government had agreed to oust the president, the AP reports. "A high treason case should be registered against him and he should be given the punishment of a traitor," Sharif told members of his Pakistan...

Judges' Dispute Sunders Pakistan's Ruling Coalition

Nick McMaster — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:38:18 CDT

The second-largest party in Pakistan's ruling coalition pulled out today after a disagreement over the reinstatement of judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf, Bloomberg reports. Nawaz Sharif said nine Pakistan Muslim League ministers would leave the cabinet led by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, but would not enter the opposition,...

Nawaz Sharif Says He'll Run for Parliament

Jason Farago — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:03:00 CST

Nawaz 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...