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Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama

Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama

11.14.08 posted by pondy 44 views no comments image
Barack Obama's election as president of the United States won't see a change in American relations with the Taliban, a senior Taliban leader in Pakistan says. "For us, the change of America's president -- we don't have any good faith in him," said Muslim Khan, a grizzled Taliban spokesman who is one of the most wanted men in Pakistan.
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Rebuffed by China, Pakistan May Seek I.M.F. Aid

Rebuffed by China, Pakistan May Seek I.M.F. Aid

10.19.08 posted by pondy 51 views 1 comment image
President Asif Ali Zardari returned from China late Friday without a commitment for cash needed to shore up Pakistan's crumbling economy, leaving him with the politically unpopular prospect of having to ask the International Monetary Fund for help.
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Musharraf Announces his Resignation as President of Pakistan

Musharraf Announces his Resignation as President of Pakistan

08.18.08 posted by pondy 99 views no comments image
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power. Musharraf told the nation in a televised address that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. President Bush was fond of referring to Musharraf as "our guy" in Pakistan.
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Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

09.06.08 posted by jason 64 views no comments image
Asif Ali Zardari has completed a traumatic journey from prison to the presidency of Pakistan. Regarded as a polo-playing playboy in his youth, the catalyst for Zardari's rise was the assassination last December of his wife, the two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Pakistani tribal chiefs threaten to join Taliban

09.16.08 posted by okami 50 views no comments news article
A controversial new US tactic to mount counter-terrorist operations inside Pakistan has met with fresh hostility, it emerged yesterday, as Pakistani tribesmen representing half a million people vowed to switch sides and join the Taliban if Washington does not stop cross-border attacks by its forces from Afghanistan.
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Musharraf cancels China trip amid doubts on future

Musharraf cancels China trip amid doubts on future

08.06.08 posted by jason 93 views 1 comment image
It takes a big development for a world leader to cancel plans to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but with impeachment looming Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf did just that. On Wednesday abruptly canceled his trip to the Beijing Olympic Games as local media reported that the ruling coalition had agreed on steps to remove him.
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Pakistan Frees Militant who Fought U.S. in Afghanistan

Pakistan Frees Militant who Fought U.S. in Afghanistan

04.21.08 posted by jason 140 views no comments image
Pakistan on Monday freed the founder of a militant organization whose fighters battled U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the American-led invasion in 2001. Maulana Sufi Mohammed is reportedly in poor health. His release may indicate the new government's conciliatory approach toward Islamic militants.
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Pakistan to Reinstate Judges Deposed Under Musharraf

Pakistan to Reinstate Judges Deposed Under Musharraf

05.02.08 posted by jason 106 views no comments image
They're back...Pakistan's coalition government has agreed to reinstate the country's chief justice and 60 other judges deposed last year under a controversial order by President Pervez Musharraf, a move that could threaten Musharraf's tenuous grip on political power.
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Bomb at Danish Embassy in Pakistan Kills Six People

Bomb at Danish Embassy in Pakistan Kills Six People

06.02.08 posted by jason 70 views no comments image
A car bomb outside Denmark's embassy in Pakistan killed six people, less than two months after al-Qaeda's deputy leader called for attacks on the Danish to ``cause damage to Denmark in order to show support for our prophet.'' This is a clear sign that al-Qaeda still has a global network capable of carrying out attacks.
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Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

05.30.08 posted by chab13 72 views no comments image
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, was reported on Friday to have withdrawn an admission that he sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, saying that he had made it under pressure from President Pervez Musharraf.
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