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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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Pakistan elections: Who's running?
This election will mark the first transfer of power from one government to another without any military interference. Here is a look at the main candidates for prime minister.
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Possible coup in Pakistan? 4 key questions
Pakistan’s government is facing a period of prolonged uncertainty about its future, four years after the country returned to democratic rule. Here are four key questions to explain the issues.
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Pakistanis quote from US history
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Pakistan's crackdown on protests creates fissures in ruling party
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Pakistan’s Sharif capitalizes on lawyers’ march
The opposition lawyer has championed the popular protest that began Thursday. Some see a rule-of-law hero; others cite political expedience.
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Pakistan tries to derail popular cross-country protest
Authorities arrested hundreds of lawyers and activists and banned public gatherings in two provinces.
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Pakistani power struggle flares up
Protesters rallied in several cities after a court banned popular opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from running for office.
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Pakistan: Political turmoil over Nawaz Sharif's ban from office
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Pakistan: Do school texts fuel bias?
The curriculum, critics charge, promotes revisionist views and intolerance. Others say they don't see such imbalance.
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US airstrikes put Pakistan's leaders on defensive
It summoned the US ambassador Thursday to formally complain after an attack hit deep inside Pakistani territory.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan finds few friends in time of economic need
Pakistan asked the IMF for a loan Wednesday, after allies rebuffed its requests for aid.
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No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now
Kabul may have tried to reach out to current insurgents by meeting with former Taliban in Saudi Arabia late last month.
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US, Britain, and UN weigh options amid rising violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Prospect of Afghan-Taliban peace talks gains currency
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Power struggle rages in Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari – the two leaders of the ruling coalition that split Monday – will battle for influence in next week's presidential election.
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Reporters on the Job
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Musharraf resigns as Pakistan's president
The unpopular leader announced Monday he would step down, avoiding the drive to impeach him.
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After Musharraf's exit, joy and challenges
Pakistan's unpopular president resigned Monday, leaving a divided government to pick a successor and face other mounting problems.
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The Monitor's View: Afer Musharraf, a new U.S. role
Helping rebuild the fragile Pakistani democracy is the best antiterror plan for the US.
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Pakistan weak as militancy surges
Government strategy has been ineffective, and officials are preoccupied with bid to oust Musharraf.
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Pressure builds on Pakistan's Musharraf
The ruling coalition has vowed to move forward with an impeachment process against the president. Even some of the unpopular leader's allies are urging him to quit.
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In Pakistan, protesters stream into the capital in support of ousted judges
Tens of thousands are pressuring the government to reinstate the judges, who were dismissed under President Musharraf.
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Pakistan's Musharraf refuses to quit, as opponents eye impeachment
Political activists and lawyers launched a cross-country march Monday to press for the reinstatement of independent judges fired by Musharraf.
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Pakistani leaders' rift strains stability
Top parties missed a joint deadline Wednesday to reinstate judges deposed by President Musharraf.
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Pakistan seeks peace deal with militant tribe
The release of Maulana Sufi Muhammad in Islamabad on Monday suggests a shift in relations between the new government and militants.
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