Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military President Pervez Musharraf who insisted a state of emergency was necessary for fair elections. United States ally Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, declared emergency rule in nuclear-armed Pakistan on November 3 when he suspended the Constitution, rounded up thousands […]
Jeff Jarvis & the Future Of Newspapers
Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a description of what he thinks the quintessential 21st Century editor is like, by telling his audience all about recruitment ads of some renowned newspapers. The roles which the papers were looking to hire new people for, sound pretty tech savvy. Jarvis cites the Guardian’s hiring a tag editor. The people […]
Bhutto Ban on Visiting Musharraf Opponent
POLICE have blocked opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from visiting Pakistan‘s deposed chief justice, as President Pervez Musharraf resisted US calls to end emergency rule. Ms Bhutto, who herself was kept under house arrest for most of yesterday, tried to approach former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s home, where he is being detained, but police parked two […]
Bhutto will defy Musharraf with pro-democracy rally
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will defy President Pervez Musharraf and go ahead with a pro-democracy rally next week, an aide said today. Ms Bhutto, who was kept under house arrest in Islamabad yesterday to prevent her from leading a protest in the adjoining town of Rawalpindi, plans a motorcade from Lahore to a demonstration […]
Announcement of election date, and detention of Muhtarima Benazir Bhutto
Muhtarima Benazir Bhutto is detained in her residence in Islamabad today on Friday 9-11-2007. She was bound to address a rally in historical Liaqat Bagh of Rawalpindi today, and her party arranged a rally to protest against imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan. The opinion of the Islamabad administration is that as a security […]
Pakistan’s Musharraf announces election date At Last
Due to pressures from ouside and within Pakistan, musharraf has final agreed to hold the election as soon as possible to avoid more violence.Pakistani national elections will take place before February 15,President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday, after Western allies and opponents had demanded polls be held on time and emergency rule scrapped. Pakistan had […]
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