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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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, Religion and Belief, Al-Qaeda, Pakistan, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence

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

  2. 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: Afghanistan, Pakistan, National Government, Parliament, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence

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

  3. 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: Voting, Islam, Religion and Belief, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

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

  4. 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: Voting, Woodrow Wilson, Karachi (Pakistan), Pakistan, Parliament

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

  5. 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: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Parliament, Taliban, Lahore (Pakistan)

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

  6. 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: Voting, Karachi (Pakistan), Pakistan, National Government, Parliament

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

  7. 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: Polls, Asif Ali Zardari, Karachi (Pakistan), Pakistan, Bombings

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

  8. 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: Yousuf Raza Gilani, Polls, Television Industry, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan

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

  9. 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: Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, Elections, Government, Lahore (Pakistan)

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

  10. 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: Islam, Religion and Belief, Pakistan, Trials, Taliban

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

  11. Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk

    SHABQADAR, Pakistan &mdash; When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards. Instead of appearing before large crowds, he meets small clusters of voters at guesthouses where everyone is frisked before they enter. He limits his speeches to 30 minutes and then quickly slips out of the room.
    SHABQADAR, Pakistan — When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards. Instead of appearing before large crowds, he meets small clusters of voters at guesthouses where...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Rights, Religion and Belief, Pakistan, Human Rights Watch

    12. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Pervez Musharraf flees after Pakistan court orders his arrest

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but the former dictator slipped away when Pakistani commandos assigned to provide him security shielded him from an arresting officer outside the courthouse and whisked him away to his sprawling, heavily guarded residence just outside the capital.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but the former dictator slipped away when Pakistani commandos assigned to...

    Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Pakistan

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