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Osama bin Laden, born to privilege, dies a pariah
Osama bin Laden, a scion of one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest families, became the grim apostle of a strain of Islamic radicalism that exalted violence against non-believers, and the leader of a terrorist network that launched repeated attacks in the West,...Tags: Revolutions, Islam, Hamas, Saudi Arabia, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Pakistan military campaign has broad support, but for how long?
Cradled in his father's arms, 8-month-old Maaz Ayaz appeared listless and underweight.
A smudge of dirt marked the boy's face. His father, Mohammed Ayaz, anxiously talked of how he and his wife could feed Maaz only tea and biscuits -- the only food...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Refugee, Labor Disputes, Rebellions, Health and Safety at School
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U.S. envoy praises Pakistan's campaign against militants
This war-ravaged nation has turned a corner and is now serious about crushing the Pakistani Taliban, U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke said Friday, yet the need is also growing for displaced Pakistanis to return home and rebuild their lives. Ending...Tags: Local Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Refugee, United Nations, Rebellions
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Supporters rejoice as Pakistan chief justice quietly resumes duties
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who became a symbol of resistance to military rule in Pakistan, quietly resumed his duties Sunday after an incendiary two-year political confrontation that brought down one government and threatened another.
In a...Tags: Crisis, Local Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers, Pakistan
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Sharif carrying the torch of opposition in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs this country's political opposition looks for a leader after last week's assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif may be the last man standing. And his eyes are fixed upon a single goal: to get rid of his archenemy, the man who kicked him out...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Saudi Arabia, Freedom of the Press, Civil Unrest
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Leave Pakistan alone
As Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, struggles to retain power, the United States finds itself in a familiar predicament, one that illustrates a recurring pathology in its foreign policy. Having yet again cast its lot with a strongman, Washington is...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Education, Lehigh University, Taliban
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Musharraf takes oath as civilian president
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPresident Pervez Musharraf was inaugurated today as a civilian president, as aides signaled that a date for ending a nearly month-old emergency decree could be announced later in the day. Clad in a dark tunic and looking somber, Musharraf was sworn in by...Tags: Crisis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Civil Unrest, Heads of State
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Musharraf's party appears to be losing Pakistan vote
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersPresident Pervez Musharraf's party appeared headed for a decisive defeat at the hands of two opposition parties today after a tense nationwide vote, according to unofficial preliminary returns and local media projections. Formal and final results may...Tags: Crisis, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Voting
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Pakistan elections to test president's might
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe lingering sting of tear gas hung in the air as Roedad Khan, a retired senior civil servant in his 80s, straightened his sensible cardigan sweater and railed unreservedly against President Pervez Musharraf. "He is shameless, simply shameless," said...Tags: Crisis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers, Civil Unrest, Pakistan
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Pakistan confirms delay in election
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe nation's Election Commission said Tuesday that damage done to electoral offices during rioting that followed Benazir Bhutto's assassination made it impossible for Pakistan to hold parliamentary elections next Tuesday as scheduled. The commission,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Parties and Movements, University of Oxford, Civil Unrest
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Bhutto's son and husband take the helm of her party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterActing in accordance with her last wishes, Benazir Bhutto's party Sunday named her 19-year-old son as its ceremonial leader and her widowed husband as the executor of its day-to-day affairs as violence that had flared in Pakistan after her assassination...Tags: Crisis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Pakistan's problems start at the top
Gen. Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan eight years ago, claiming that the army had to step in to save the country from corrupt and incompetent politicians. Since then, he has run both the army and the government himself, with the connivance of a...Tags: Crisis, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Unrest, Pakistan
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