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Zardari in the Crosshairs

Afghanistan's election crisis has temporarily abated, but Pakistan could soon face a volatile political transition of its own. President Asif Ali Zardari is under ever-increasing pressure to resign. His influence and power is dwindling and will likely ...

From ARIF RAFIQ, Foreign Policy,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Asif Ali Zardari,  Ashfaq Kayani

Redefine the US-Pakistan partnership

The need to redefine the American relationship with Pakistan - a nuclear-armed, front-line state in the war on terror - has never been greater. Now there is considerable opportunity to do so. US Senate Democrats issued a letter to President George W. ...

From ARIF RAFIQ, Lebanon Daily Star,  4 May 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  George W. Bush,  White House,  Pervez Musharraf,  Joe Biden

The US may soon find itself partnerless in Pakistan

President George W. Bush rightly called Pakistan's recent national and provincial elections "a victory for [its] people." But, even as he uttered those words, his administration was working behind the scenes to subvert the will of Pakistan's people by ...

From ARIF RAFIQ, Lebanon Daily Star,  26 Feb 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Nawaz Sharif,  Pervez Musharraf,  Benazir Bhutto,  Central Intelligence Agency

Pakistan needs a national unity government

The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has brought Pakistan's state of turmoil to new heights. As head of the nation's most popular political party, Bhutto largely transcended Pakistan's ethnic and sectarian divides. Her return from ...

From ARIF RAFIQ, Lebanon Daily Star,  30 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Benazir Bhutto,  Al-Qaeda,  Pervez Musharraf

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