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PAKISTAN'S RULER TRIES TO CONVINCE WOMEN OF DEMOCRATIC AIMS
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ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Six months after he muscled his way into
power, Pakistan's ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, has embarked on an
unlikely social experiment - trying to introduce "real" democracy
with the guiding hand of the military.
"It sounds crazy. But this is the most liberal time ever in
Pakistan," Mehnaz Akbar, a senior fellow at the private Asia
Foundation, said of the period since Musharraf seized power in a
bloodless coup. Akbar is one of dozens of social activists who ha...
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Pakistanis, World Await New Government
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; ... on the Taliban and al-Qaida. In the old days, if the U.S. wanted something done, it lent on Pervez Musharraf. Now, it's a little more complicated. Philip Reeves, NPR News, Islamabad. Copyright 2005 National Public Radio, Inc.. All rights reserved.
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A Separate Peace?; Pakistan's new government negotiates with the militants who harbor al-Qaeda and target U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The Washington Post
; THOSE WHO argue that U.S. troops should be redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan to combat al-Qaeda often miss the point that few of al-Qaeda's cadres and none of its leaders can be found in Afghanistan. They are based across the border in the tribal areas of Pakistan, where they are training
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Taliban army leader talks of new government
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... an unacceptable government, which will be filled with American, Russian and Indian stooges," he said in an interview with The News, which said the interview had been conducted from "an undisclosed location," apparently a house in Islamabad belonging to Pakistan ...
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New government to follow old roadmap on ties with Pakistan
India Abroad
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Pakistan leadership to talk with rebels New government seeks to stop attacks; policy shift rings alarms in Washington
International Herald Tribune
; ... stop attacks; policy shift rings alarms in Washington Byline: Jane Perlez The New York Times Media Group Edition: 5 Section: NEWS ISLAMABAD -- Faced with a sharp escalation of suicide bombings in urban areas, the leaders of Pakistan's new coalition government ...
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New government, new challenges. (Pakistan)
Economic Review
; Subsequent to February 3 polls, new government has been installed at the centre by mid-February which will be confronted with the Herculean task of managing the economy shattered by raging inflation, mounting budget deficit, depreciating rupee, depleting foreign exchange reserves and sagging stock
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U.S. urges new government to continue military force.(Front)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: SAEED SHAH By Saeed Shah McClatchy News Service ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Top U.S. officials on Thursday publicly questioned the plans of Pakistan's newly elected civilian government ...
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Heat and dust.(India must choose a new government or face contentious general election)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; Though government instability seems permanent in India, it need not mean political paralysis INDIA'S next government will be its sixth in three years. If a new one can be stitched together without a general election, its life expectancy will be measured in weeks or months, not years. If no
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Pakistan Wants Afghanistan to Hurry Efforts to Forge New Government.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ... Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--ISLAMABAD, Pakistan--Worried about ... Schoenberger reports for the San Jose Mercury News. Also contributing to this report are Michael ... Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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Alliance acceptance key to forming new government
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... acceptance key to forming new government Some fear conquering military may want to rule Afghanistan By LEE HANCOCK Dallas Morning News Friday, November 16, 2001 Islamabad, Pakistan -- The question looms larger by the day: As opposition factions wrest territory ...
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