Pakistani Democracy and the Army

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Geopolitical Diary: The Implications of Musharraf's Fall
August 19, 2008 0209 GMT
Pervez Musharraf resigned Monday in the face of a move to impeach him. [more]
Pakistani lawyers celebrating President Pervez Musharraf's resignation
Pakistan: Musharraf Resigns
August 18, 2008 0954 GMT
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has resigned, but his successor will face many of the same challenges. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf with soldier
Pakistan: Musharraf, Impeachment and Islamabad's Trajectory
August 7, 2008 1922 GMT
The two main partners in Pakistan's coalition government announced Aug. 7 that parliament will begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf on Aug 11. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, looking composed
Pakistan: Is It Time for Musharraf's Farewell?
August 7, 2008 1247 GMT
Reports that Pakistan’s ruling parties had “agreed in principle” to impeach President Pervez Musharraf touch off questions about his response. A look at the issues and the country’s ability to deal with a widening array of challenges. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, looking composed
Pakistan: A Politicized Bombing in Karachi
July 7, 2008 2047 GMT
The July 7 series of explosions in the Pakistani port city of Karachi appears to be more about Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's hold on power than anything else. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan's Army and the New State
June 3, 2008 0229 GMT
Pakistan's army has seen its power decline since President Pervez Musharraf was forced to give up his military role -- but the military is what hold Pakistan together as a state. [more]
PML-N Activists celebrate Pakistan's new coalition government
Pakistan: Toward Constitutional Regime Change?
February 22, 2008 2048 GMT
Power-sharing talks among Pakistan's opposition parties -- which emerged victorious from the Feb. 18 parliamentary elections -- have intensified. [more]
Pakistani election workers in Peshawar count votes
Pakistan: Voters Reject Musharraf and the Mullahs
February 19, 2008 0009 GMT
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies have done poorly in the country's Feb. 18 parliamentary elections. [more]
Pakistani poll workers emptying a ballot box
Pakistan: The Vote Counting Begins
February 18, 2008 1629 GMT
The polls for Pakistan's Feb. 18 parliamentary elections have closed. Early unofficial results show the opposition in the lead. [more]
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Pakistan: Elections and Unrest
February 18, 2008 1417 GMT
Results are expected soon in Pakistan's general elections. With widespread cynicism about vote-rigging and existing tensions in the political landscape, the forecast calls for turmoil ahead. Stratfor's Kamran Bokhari and Marla Dial discuss. [more]
PHOTO -- Pakistani Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum (C)
Pakistan: The Elections' Potential Fallout
February 15, 2008 2256 GMT
A high-ranking Pakistani official reportedly has been caught on tape saying Pakistan's parliamentary elections will be rigged. [more]
PHOTO -- Pakistan, Supporters Post Signs of Political Parties
Pakistan: Election Uncertainty
February 8, 2008 2033 GMT
Though Pakistan's parliamentary elections are only 10 days away, there is much speculation about whether they will be held and what their outcome might hold. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, looking composed
While Musharraf Travels, Pakistan's Generals Act - and Mull Future
January 25, 2008 1436 GMT
While hobnobbing with the world's economic elite in Davos, Switzerland, embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf defends his strategy for defeating al Qaeda and Taliban militants. Meanwhile, his influence over Pakistan's army comes into doubt. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and army chief General Ashfaq Kayani
Pakistan: The Army's Calculus
January 24, 2008 0044 GMT
A number of retired senior officers of the Pakistani military have called for President Pervez Musharraf to step down as head of state. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Pakistani Elections and Beyond
January 22, 2008 0304 GMT
Pakistan has been rife with speculation that President Pervez Musharraf is trying to delay by a year parliamentary elections that are scheduled to be held Feb. 18. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: New Year Could Bring More Trouble to Pakistan
January 10, 2008 0302 GMT
The Islamic New Year begins in Pakistan on Friday. It could bring increased Shiite-Sunni violence, and further threaten President Pervez Musharraf's hold on power. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Elections and the Army in Pakistan
January 4, 2008 0300 GMT
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Jan. 2 that he will deploy the army during the general elections scheduled to be held Feb. 18. He did not say what would happen to anyone brazen enough to question the results. [more]
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Pakistan, Bhutto and the U.S.-Jihadist Endgame
January 2, 2008 2205 GMT
The recent killing of Benazir Bhutto has unsettled Pakistan, a country that holds the key to the U.S.-jihadist war endgame. [more]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, looking composed
Pakistan: Musharraf's Address to the Nation
January 2, 2008 1651 GMT
During his Jan. 2 address, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that no blame for Pakistan's problems should be pinned on the country’s army. [more]
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Pakistan: The Brief Election Delay
January 2, 2008 1525 GMT
Pakistan's election commission decided Jan. 2 to postpone parliamentary elections until Feb. 18. [more]
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