Pakistani Officials say The Country is No Longer a “US Killing Field”

Owais — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:26:39 +0000

Pakistan’s new leaders reprimand the Bush administration for using Pakistan as a “killing-field” and relying too much on Musharraf.

The Bush administration is scrambling to engage with Pakistan’s new rulers as power flows from its strong ally, President Pervez Musharraf, to a powerful civilian government buoyed by anti-American sentiment, the Guardian said on Thursday.

Consensus grows for Bhutto widower to become premier

Owais — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:35:39 +0000

The widower of Benazir Bhutto – believed by many Pakistanis to be guilty of corruption – appears poised for a dramatic return to the prime minister’s mansion on the back of a growing consensus within his party that he himself should become premier.

Less than three months after Mrs Bhutto was assassinated, sources within the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) say growing numbers of MPs and senior officials have thrown their support behind Asif Ali Zardari to become prime minister.

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Pakistani Officials say The Country is No Longer a “US Killing Field”

Consensus grows for Bhutto widower to become premier