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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said Friday.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...

    Tags: Elections, Government, Al-Qaeda, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Department of State

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says

    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters in India on Wednesday.
    NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

    Tags: Elections, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Armed Conflicts

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan

    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the military's 40-year domination of its politics. He has also promised to improve relations with India and take on the radical Islamist terrorism that has tormented Pakistan. The United States should assist him in every way possible to achieve those goals.
    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...

    Tags: Philosophy, Elections, Mohammed Omar, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....

    Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Elections, U.S. Elections, Government, Armed Conflicts

    5. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many as soft on militants and extremist groups.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Elections, Voting, Government, Small Businesses

    6. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Pakistanis vote in landmark election

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for a potential return to power.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Karachi (Pakistan), Bombings, Elections, U.S. Elections

    7. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pakistan's Sharif: Seasoned leader is seen as soft on extremists

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is viewed by many as soft on militants and extremist groups.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections this weekend returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan’s powerful military and is...

    Tags: Elections, Government, Small Businesses, Business, Taliban

    8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Polls close in historic Pakistan elections; some bombings occur

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of civilian governments  in a country with a history of military coups and forced political ousters.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a bloody campaign season marred by waves of bombings and candidate assassinations, Pakistanis turned out in large numbers Saturday to elect a new parliament in what is slated to be the first democratic transition of...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Karachi (Pakistan), Bombings, Elections, Voting

    9. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pakistan elections: Polls open amid more violence

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis went to the polls Saturday to elect a new parliament amid continued violence marring the historic event, as militants detonated a bomb outside a liberal, anti-Taliban party’s campaign office in the southern port city of Karachi, killing 10  people and injuring at least 15.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis went to the polls Saturday to elect a new parliament amid continued violence marring the historic event, as militants detonated a bomb outside a liberal, anti-Taliban party’s campaign office in the southern port...

    Tags: Taliban, Karachi (Pakistan), Bombings, Elections, Polls

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. In Pakistan, clamor for change propels 2 parties

    CHINIOT, Pakistan — Even from his hospital bed, with a gash in his head and three broken vertebrae from a 15-foot fall, Imran Khan stumped for votes.
    CHINIOT, Pakistan — Even from his hospital bed, with a gash in his head and three broken vertebrae from a 15-foot fall, Imran Khan stumped for votes. "I have done whatever I could do," Khan told the nation as a Pakistani television crew...

    Tags: Taliban, Elections, Polls, Asif Ali Zardari, Government

    11. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Injured Pakistani politician Imran Khan may end campaigning

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Imran Khan, the former cricket star who heads up one of the leading parties in national elections set for Saturday, suffered three fractured vertebrae and a broken rib in a fall in the eastern city of Lahore this week and probably will not be able to return to campaigning, doctors and party leaders said Wednesday.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Imran Khan, the former cricket star who heads up one of the leading parties in national elections set for Saturday, suffered three fractured vertebrae and a broken rib in a fall in the eastern city of Lahore this week and probably...

    Tags: Elections, Fractured Rib, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Government

    12. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial

    <strong>D-Day for Iranian presidential race</strong>
    D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...

    Tags: Elections, Punishment, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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