Reconciliation in Pakistan | Prime Minister, opposition leader agree to reconcile after weeks of protests.
Pakistani PM, Opposition Leader Agree on Reconciliation
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Obama Urged to Widen Drone Strikes
In the months since he took power, President Barack Obama has escalated the number and severity of drone attacks in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) dramatically. Officials are reportedly no longer satisfied, however, apparently one can only kill...
Report: Military Ultimatum Forced Resolution to Pakistan Crisis
The reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftkhar Muhammad Chaudhry yesterday brought an end to the government's imposition of emergency rule over much of the nation and turned massive protests into celebrations in short order. But what Pakistani officials have been...
Zardari Claims He Never Opposed Chaudhry Reinstatement in the First Place
As has been the case virtually every day recently, Pakistanis were out on the streets in force today. Yet the tenor of today's gatherings were considerably different - where the previous rallies protested the Zardari government's crackdowns and were met with fierce...
Five Killed in Latest US Drone Strike in North Waziristan
Sunday evening marked perhaps one of the most significant moments in recent Pakistani history, as the government gave in to a growing protest movement and agreed to restore ousted Chief Justice Ifthkar Muhammad Chaudhry to power. The opposition, which only hours...
Ousted Pakistan Chief Justice Restored: Crisis Appears Over
Last Updated 3/15/09 11:25 PM EST Iftkhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Pakistan's 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was unconditionally restored to power during an address by Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani early Wednesday morning. Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has...
Pakistan Seals Off Capital In Attempt to Stop Protest
The Pakistani government has erected barriers across all entry points into the capital city of Islamabad as well as its twin city of Rawalpindi, in an attempt to prevent protesters from marching into the capital for their planned sit-in. Vehicles entering the cities...
Zardari Condemns Public Protests as Undemocratic
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari lashed out at the hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Long March protests across the nation, saying they were behaving in a manner contrary to "democratic norms" in taking to the streets to protest the decisions of...
Media Bans and Reconciliation Talks: Which Way Is Pakistan Going?
The international community is expressing considerable disquiet as the Pakistani government continues its crackdown against the growing protest movement. There has been some indication, however, that the Zardari Administration is offering a deal to end the protests....
Pakistan Orders TV News Channel Silenced
GEO News, the most popular television news network in Pakistan, was ordered blocked today by government regulators. Officials have yet to comment on the exact reason for the blocking, but most see it as retaliation for its harsh criticism of the actions of the...
