Bhutto’s Husband Wins Pakistan Presidency

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2008 Pakistan will have a new president, Asif Ali Zardari. The widower of slain Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto has successfully continued along his wife's path, drawing upon the support of her allies to emerge the victor by a wide margin in the election held to replace Pervez Musharraf, who stepped down as president in mid-August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Was Musharraf Helped Out the Door?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 A British official has been accused of meddling in the affairs of the subcontinent by engineering the exit of Gen. Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan's political scene. Aitzaz Ahsan, a significant figure in Pakistan's pro-democracy scene, says Sir Mark Lyall Grant of the Foreign Office helped secure immunity from charges in exchange for Musharraf's resignation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistani President Musharraf Resigns

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2008 After months of mounting pressure and speculation, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Monday that he is stepping down, but not before defending his legacy, challenging his detractors and admitting that he "may have committed follies." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Impeachment Threat Looms for Musharraf

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 For several months, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political fate has hung in the balance, as last year's state-of-emergency ordeal made all too clear. Now, the situation in Pakistan is becoming critical, with Musharraf's opponents calling for his impeachment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Hosts Pakistani PM Right After U.S. Attack

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2008 President Bush had words of praise for Pakistan during his first meet-and-greet with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the White House on Monday, a meeting in which the subject of the U.S. missile attack on the Pakistani-Afghan border mere hours before was not brought up by either party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A.Q. Khan Takes Back Nuclear Confession

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2008 Did he or didn't he? Four years ago, A.Q. Khan, often referred to as the "Father of the Pakistani Bomb," confessed that he had passed nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya. Now, as he awaits his possible release from house arrest, Khan says he made a false confession. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Terrorism Thrives in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2008 According to a newly released State Department report, Pakistan experienced twice as many terrorist attacks against nonmilitary targets in 2007 than it did in 2006, killing 1,335 people. That kind of instability would be pretty frightening if Pakistan had dozens of nuclear weapons. Oh, wait a second, it does. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Musharraf Rivals Join Forces

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2008 It wasn't a good Sunday for Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as the leaders of Pakistan's two biggest opposition parties agreed to set aside enough of their differences to form a coalition. Their first order of business is to strip the president of a number of his powers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Poppy Problem

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 While Pakistan steals headlines, neighboring Afghanistan offers a more realistic opportunity to crack down on the incubation of terrorists -- if only the United States and other interested governments are willing to think outside the box. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bhutto’s Husband Won’t Seek PM Position

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 Although the late Benazir Bhutto's party, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), fared well in Monday's parliamentary election, her widower, Asif Ali Zardari (a controversial figure known in some circles as "Mr. Ten Percent"), isn't planning to follow in her footsteps as Pakistan's prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

End of an Era

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2008 The death of Benazir Bhutto in December, tensions within the country and concerns over President Pervez Musharraf's leadership (and his regime's relationship with the U.S. government) registered in a loud and clear message from Pakistanis at the polling booths Monday: Musharraf is standing on shaky ground. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland Yard Weighs In on Bhutto’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2008 If Benazir Bhutto's supporters were hoping that a Scotland Yard investigation into the former prime minister's death would contradict the Pakistani government's findings, they're bound to be disappointed by Thursday's reports that the British police agency pieced together a similar account of her Dec. 27 assassination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )