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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: U.S. Elections, Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Rebellions, Government

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

  2. 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: Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Polls, Government, Karachi (Pakistan)

    3. May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. Pakistan 'Khan' do it?

    Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan's party was enjoying a late surge of support yesterday, the eve of a landmark election, raising the prospect of a fragmented Parliament that could lead to weeks of haggling to form a coalition government. The...

    Tags: Saudi Arabia, National Government, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Pakistan, Government

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

  4. 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: Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, Polls, Government

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

  5. 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: Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Pervez Musharraf, Polls, Pakistan

    6. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. OPINION: Worldview: For Pakistan, a crucial vote

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    azir Bhutto's ghost hovers over Saturday's elections for parliament in Pakistan. The face of the gutsy former prime minister, who was assassinated as she campaigned in Pakistan's last national elections, still adorns commercials of her Pakistan People's...

    Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Religion and Belief

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

  7. 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, Fractured Rib, Pakistan, Lahore (Pakistan), Government

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

  8. 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: Think Tanks, Justice System, Asif Ali Zardari, Government, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud

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

  9. 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: Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports

    10. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Pakistanis set to cast ballot

    Gulf Daily News, Manama, Bahrain
    PAKISTANIS living in Bahrain and neighbouring Gulf countries will cast their vote for the first time next month to elect their National Assembly. Around 40,000 eligible voters in the country are expected to head to the ballot box at the Pakistan Embassy...

    Tags: Pakistan, Polls, Voting, Manama (Bahrain), Elections

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

  11. 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: Police Arrests, Parliament, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Pervez Musharraf

    12. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Pakistani court disqualifies Musharraf from parliament elections

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred former President Pervez Musharraf from running in next month&rsquo;s parliament elections, derailing the onetime general&rsquo;s bid for an unlikely political comeback in the country he ruled for nearly nine years.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred former President Pervez Musharraf from running in next month’s parliament elections, derailing the onetime general’s bid for an unlikely political comeback in the country he ruled...

    Tags: Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari, Pervez Musharraf, Islamabad (Pakistan), Political Corruption

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