http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Nawaz Sharif Wikio Blogs - search: Nawaz Sharif wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68467132 Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has threatened to pull his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party out of the ruling coalition and "sit in the opposition" if judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf are not reinstated by Friday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:08:19 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68467132 2008-08-21T10:08:19Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68449889 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has threatened to pull his party out of Pakistan’s ruling coalition it does not decide by Friday to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Wall Street Journal reported. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:33:18 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68449889 2008-08-21T06:33:18Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68460272 Source: [b]Reuters[/b] Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has threatened to pull his party out of Pakistan's ruling coalition it does not decide by Friday to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deadlock over the judges opened up cra... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:04:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68460272 2008-08-21T09:04:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68442241 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has threatened to pull his party out of Pakistan’s ruling coalition it does not decide by Friday to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Wall Street Journal reported. Go to news source Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:35:42 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68442241 2008-08-21T03:35:42Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68440233 Islamabad, Aug 21 (ANI): While MQM chief Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London, has supported PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardaris candidature for the post of Pakistan President, former premier Nawaz Sharifs party the PML-N has said that it needed to be consulted before the name for the next President was proposed by [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:46:25 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68440233 ANI 2008-08-21T02:46:25Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68270701 By Khalid Hashmani, McLean, Virginia, USA Today’s Washington Post contains a very interesting analysis of the current and future tussles between PPP, PML-N, and Pakistan military and some scenarios in Pakistan now that General Musharraf is no longer in the political picture of Pakistan. The author’s comments about Nawaz Sharif that that he is ”Busy pandering [...] Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:36:03 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68270701 iaoj 2008-08-19T19:36:03Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68259352 A day after their unified effort ousted President Pervez Musharraf, the two major parties in the governing coalition fell into disarray on Tuesday when they failed to agree on the restoration of the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The instant deterioration in relations became evident when Nawaz Sharif, the leader of one of the parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-N, walked out of a meeting here in Islamabad and headed back to his home in Lahore, a four-hour drive away. Party members said Sharif had delivered an ultimatum to the senior coalition party, the Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Asif Ali Zardari,to consent to the return of the chief justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, within 72 hours, or Sharifâ��s party would leave the government. Chaudhry was among some 60 judges suspended by Musharraf last year. Even by the standards of Pakistanâ��s hard-boiled and volatile political scene, the public discord between the political leaders was surprising, said politicians, a sign that opposition to Musharraf may have been the strongest thread tying them together. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:35:07 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68259352 2008-08-19T20:35:07Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68023835 I AM writing this to you sitting outside a coffee shop in Virginia, a little outside Washington. I hope that my letter will be taken in the spirit in which it is written — from someone who deeply loves Pakistan and sincerely cares about it. Over the years, I have watched the situation in Pakistan, [...] Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:29:38 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68023835 Azhar Masood 2008-08-17T12:29:38Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67844646 Rawalpindi , Aug 15 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly accused PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif of creating political instability in the country, by repeatedly demanding his Impeachment and ultimately convincing the PPP to go for it. Musharraf is said to have expressed this view at a meeting with PML-Q leaders Shujaat [...] Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:49:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67844646 ANI 2008-08-15T10:49:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67906310 The negotiations between Musharraf and Zardari-Sharif Unnatural oalition hinges over one major condition - Musharraf insists on complete indemnification over all his actions. Obsessed, hateful and driven Nawaz has dug his heels. Zardari, reports indicate is willing to be more flexible. US, UK and Saudi-Americans have also jumped into the fray. The bottom line? Kayani and the institution that he represents. Their insistence that Musharraf be not touched is understandable. Any successful effort to impeach and later charge Musharraf with misdeed would inevitably drag two offices - the President and the Army Chief. The results would show who is more powerful the elected civilians or the Army. All other players are incidental. This is the bottom line. This is also ominous. If Musharraf sails into the sunset, and if conditions continue to be mismanaged and deteriorate guess who would step in ... once again? baithak has an aura. sheesha, fireplace, bulging bookshelves, rugs, divan takias and more... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:51:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67906310 noreply@blogger.com (temporal) 2008-08-15T20:51:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68529930 On one hand, the nomination of PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to replace Pervez Musharraf as president appears to be a rather decisive stroke, which in itself bids relatively well for the Pakistani coalition government. The balance-tipping middle parties between Zardari’s PPP and Nawaz Sharif’s PML -N seems to have largely lined up behind Benazir Bhutto’s widower, giving it an apparent clear majority in votes (Pakistani presidents are elected by its parliament (National Assembly), not directly through national vote.) But on the other hand, decisive or not, Zardari is the very embodiment of corruption - the very reason Pakistanis cheered Musharraf’s bloodless coup in 1999. And the fight between the PPP and the PML -N over the reinstatement of judges is central to Zardari’s corruption. The corruption charges against Zardari and his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, were essentially dropped by the current set of judges installed by Musharraf. And the reinstatement of the original judges means Zardari (or Mr. Benazir Bhutto, if one prefers) may well see them come back to life. Thus, the fight within the PML -N/PPP coalition. And for all his faults, the level of corruption under Musharraf - one of his stated reasons for taking power - was lower. A Zardari presidency is a return to the old in that regard, and one reason why this coalition government may have been popularly elected yet will remain both fractured and unpopular in the eyes of the general Pakistani population. ‘The same, only different.’ With that context in mind, and excerpt from Pakistan’s Daily Times report today. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the major coalition partner in the federal government, has decided to nominate its Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as the next president of the country. A source close to Zardari House told Daily Times that this decision had been taken by the top hierarchy of the PPP and the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) would formally announce the decision after its meeting on Friday (tomorrow). “The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will endorse and second the PPP CEC ’s recommendation to nominate Asif Zardari as a presidential candidate,” the source said. He said in return for its support to the PPP, the MQM would continue to hold the office of Sindh governor besides joining the coalition in the centre and accepting ministerial slots in the federal cabinet at a later stage. It has also been learnt that the PPP expects the Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to also support the PPP CEC ’s recommendation. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), however, wants the next president from Balochistan or NWFP. But the PPP hierarchy insists that the top offices in the country are a right of the major political party. The PML -N, it should be noted, is thus seeking a president from a province currently wrestling with an insurgency directly afoot. This is not insignificant. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:21:54 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68529930 Steve Schippert 2008-08-21T18:21:54Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68289774 Suicide bomber strikes at a hospital in the northwest. In the capital, the junior coalition partner, Nawaz Sharif’s party, wants all judges Musharraf fired to be reinstated, but the PPP urges caution. [...] Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:02:02 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68289774 2008-08-19T23:02:02Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68308949 Pervez Musharraf, the precariously US-backed President of Pakistan, resigned yesterday, just hours before the National Assembly was due to decide whether or not to impeach him. Musharraf stole power from then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a military coup in 1999, then went on to succeed Muhammad Rafiq Tarar as President of the nuclear state. He was re-elected [...] Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:14:38 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68308949 Alan Collins 2008-08-19T22:14:38Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68193422 ISLAMABAD: The leaders of ruling coalition have gathered at Zardari House here on Monday to discuss scenario after President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation earlier on Monday. Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan and Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam Amir Fazal-ur-Rehman have arrived at [...] Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:11:55 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68193422 Omer Azam 2008-08-18T23:11:55Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68467136 A deal struck by the Pakistan government with former president Pervez Musharraf, to bring the latter to step down, included a condition that the deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary would not be reinstated, a media report said on Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:08:20 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68467136 2008-08-21T10:08:20Z