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Zardari
Pakistan-World-The Times of India:
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and several of his close aides are among over 8,000 persons who were granted immunity in corruption cases under a controversial law, according to a list made public today. (Read More)
Topics:
Corruption,
Pakistan
The Guardian:
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster'• Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findingsPakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical a (Read More)
New York Times:
The recent unpopularity of President Asif Ali Zardari and resentment of America follow a familiar script.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
Public holiday declared as Kabul ringed off in security clampdown against feared Taliban attackTo everyone's surprise the ceremony began on time, the president walking up a stained, blotchy red carpet to the sound of a rough (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
By Rehmat’s WorldPamela Constable’s article ‘For Pakistani president, goodbye to goodwill’ by the pro-Israel daily The Washington Post (November 16, 2009) suggests that the US-Zardari romance seems to be over – while blaming (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Western leaders and concerned neighbours joined a great gathering of the clans in the Salam Khana palace for President Karzai's inaugurationPresident Karzai I became President Karzai II this morning at an inauguration ceremon (Read More)
The Guardian:
President calls for Afghan forces to take control of security within five years, and vows to tackle corruptionHamid Karzai called for Afghan forces to assume responsibility for unstable areas in three years and to take comple (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
KABUL — Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday to prosecute corrupt government officials and end a culture of impunity, speaking during an inauguration closely watched by the international community for signs (Read More)
The Guardian:
Western leaders want Karzai's inauguration speech to set out reforms and a programme for tackling corruptionLiveblog: follow the ceremony as it happensHamid Karzai will be sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president (Read More)
The Guardian:
Afghan national holiday declared as VIPs of 42 nations arrive for presidential ceremonySecurity forces increased patrols on the streets of the Afghan capital today, bracing for possible militant attacks during tomorrow's inau (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
A small group of Pakistani journalists are protesting because one Pakistani newspaper has accused Mathew Rosenberg, an India-based American correspondent for the Wall Street Journal of being a spy. The editor of Wall Street (Read More)
World News from Times Online:
Pakistan’s seizure of key Taleban bases goes some way to answering President Obama’s call for action on its western border. Expectations of President Zardari could not have been lower nine months ago, at home or abroad, after (Read More)
The Guardian:
• US will set out war strategy before Thanksgiving next week • Brown's speech aims to shore up support of British publicPresident Barack Obama is expected to make a long-awaited announcement on his Afghan war strategy in the (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
by Moin Ansari | Rupee NewsIn Mingora, the city of 250,000 people that was until recently the headquarters of Pakistan’s Swat valley Taliban, the shopping centre is heaving.‘Bloody Chowk’, the crossroads where the militants u (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific:
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- President Asif Ali Zardari, who entered office 14 months ago on a wave of post-dictatorship goodwill and sympathy for his slain wife, Benazir Bhutto, now faces growing public anger and disillusionment o (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
By Jeff Gates In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? I (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
The US National Security Adviser James Jones has been told that Pakistan was severely against a sudden withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan.-Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff tells visiting US advisor on National Securit (Read More)
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Pak Alert Press:
The Zardari government stalled a crucial deal with Germany for the purchase of submarines this year. And the main reason is that the Germans pay less commissions than the French, with whom Mr. Zardari has had a good pri (Read More)
News Networks:
Central Asia,
Pak Aler News Network
Reuters:
REUTERS - As the Pakistani army battles Islamist militants, political tension is rising with President Asif Ali Zardari's opponents and hostile sections of the media stepping up criticism of him.
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