Political Fray
US Ambassador Urges Political Parties to Participate in Polls
Anne W. Patterson emphasizes
US calls for the candidates and the people to fully participate in the elections in her meeting with Nawaz Sharif
We welcome Musharraf's assurance to lift emergency on December 16- Anne Patterson
Media must be free to report on events and share their opinions with the public- US
US expresses great concern on the continued detention of Aitzaz Ahsan
US Ambassador pays courtesy visit Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Musharraf Could Win If His Rivals Can't Make Peace- WSJ
Bhutto and Sharif could have the popular support to force Mr. Musharraf into redrawing his blueprint for a transition to democracy.
Both the prime ministers want full power for themselves; they cannot share- Farooq Leghari
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal splits
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam to participate in elections
AP Newswire
Let me be clear I have been condemning all sorts of terrorism, whether in
We are moderates, we follow moderation and nothing except moderation- Nawaz Sharif
Opposition leaders discuss elections boycott in protest against Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf has a strong influence in
Rigging
Calculating the Risks in
A small group of US military experts and intelligence officials convened in
Although US officials express confidence in the current security measures, the more they examine the risks, the more they realize that there are no good answers, said Robert B. Oakley, a former
"The bottom line is, it's the nightmare scenario," said retired Marine Col. Gary Anderson, who participated in an earlier exercise that simulated a breakup of
Part-II ---Leading Lights
Reuters:
No easy post-poll scenarios for
Few Pakistanis expect the parliamentary election set for Jan. 8 to be fair.
Musharraf promises an election come hell or high water
There are about 160 million people in
In 2002 turnout was less than 30 million
Islamist parties never got more than 10 percent of the vote until 2002
Opinion polls, though unreliable, show the popularity of Musharraf and his Pakistan Muslim League alllies has plummeted.
An opposition boycott of the election is unlikely
Election will probably result in a hung parliament
Sharif's lawyer fears exclusion from
Benazir is charismatic, politically astute, and retains the populist appeal cultivated by her father
Harvard and
Nawaz Sharif leads the half of the Pakistan Muslim League that refused to line up behind Musharraf
Sharif appeals to conservative, religious segments of
Chaudhrys of Gujrat are seen as conservatives, sensitive to the religious lobby
Chaudhrys main objective will be to hold onto whatever power they can
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