Fatwa Issued Against Pakistani President for ‘Flirting’ With Palin

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 Tina Fey, in character again as Sarah Palin for last weekend's "Saturday Night Live," made light of how the Republican vice presidential candidate was "literally" embraced by "a couple of them Pakistani guys" she met at the United Nations last week. Unfortunately for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, though, the prayer leader of Islamabad's Red Mosque isn't laughing about Zardari's encounter with Palin last Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Blast Seen as Payback for Red Mosque Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Sunday's explosion near Islamabad's Melody Market is believed to be retaliation for last summer's official crackdown on the nearby Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) mosque and seminary, according to Pakistan's Daily Times. Nineteen people, most of them policemen, were killed in the blast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bombings Jolt South Asia

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2008 A suicide bombing apparently tied to the one-year anniversary of the Red Mosque raid killed at least 15 in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Sunday night. The next morning, a bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 41 -- including India's ranking defense attaché -- and injuring more than 140 others. 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 )

Bin Laden Denounces Musharraf

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 A new audio recording attributed to Osama bin Laden has been released, in which the al-Qaida leader urges Pakistanis to revolt against President Pervez Musharraf (pictured) for ordering the raid on Islamabad's radical Red Mosque in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Trouble for Musharraf

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court delivered a ruling Friday that smacks of a smackdown between the country's other top legal players and President Pervez Musharraf, and in this round, Musharraf didn't win: The court flouted Musharraf's decision, made earlier this year, to suspend Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry (pictured) and voted that he be reinstated to his post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Attacks Kill Dozens in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2007 At least 33 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate bombings in Pakistan -- one in the south and the other in the northwest region of the country. The blast in Hub, near Karachi, apparently targeted Chinese workers, according to the BBC, and officials were uncertain on Thursday whether the two incidents were related. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Civil War in Pakistan?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2007 The Taliban, which sponsored al-Qaida, is alive and well on both sides of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and, following last week's Red Mosque showdown in Pakistan, pro-Taliban militants are retaliating by breaking a 10-month truce and unleashing violence in the country's northern region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red Mosque Siege Triggers Turbulence

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2007 Last week's deadly battles at Islamabad's Red Mosque have sparked outbreaks of violence in Pakistan this weekend, which could spell trouble for President Pervez Musharraf's political future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Showdown at Pakistan’s Red Mosque

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has intervened to defuse the explosive standoff at Islamabad's Red Mosque, which has resulted in at least 19 deaths over the last three days. The BBC reports that the mosque's religious leader, Maulana Abdul Aziz, was captured Wednesday after he tried to leave the scene shrouded in a burka. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )