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...Much of the credit is due to external events: American pressure and assistance, international debt rescheduling, the flow of capital from Pakistanis abroad back into the country. And much of the credit belongs to Musharraf and to his economic team, led by ex-Citibanker Shaukat Aziz. But as the crisis that once engulfed Pakistan recedes, many of us are beginning to ask, "What...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Agenda for Pakistan | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...dictator in Pakistan's history has ever facilitated such a transition. But it can and must be done. After winning his seat in the National Assembly through a by-election held last week, Aziz, who is currently Finance Minister, is now poised to become Pakistan's Prime Minister. If Musharraf is prepared to step into the background and allow Aziz to govern the country, and if Aziz views his premiership as a time to resuscitate the conditions for democracy in Pakistan just as he previously helped resuscitate the country's economy?both big ifs?then there may indeed be cause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Agenda for Pakistan | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...would Musharraf allow such a transition of power? Hopefully because he has realized that if he wishes his reforms to outlive him, he needs to empower other leaders to carry them through. And why should Aziz be interested in restoring democracy? Because a good manager must deliver more than steady quarterly earnings. He must also put in place a reliable system of governance to carry that growth forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Agenda for Pakistan | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...nearby Italian military base; she was later moved to Baghdad and finally to a secret location farther north. Having fled her family, she is unlikely ever to return home. "We hope to get a written guarantee from her parents that she will not be killed," says Zemnakow Aziz, a Workers' Communist Party official. "Even then we cannot be sure they will stick to it." Ultimately, Aziz says, he will try to find an Iraqi family abroad to take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marked Women | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

...Saudi regime's collapse. Militants have killed three Americans in the past month, including Paul Johnson, an engineer and a 20-year veteran of Saudi Arabia who was kidnapped and beheaded. After Johnson's murder, Saudi security forces killed the purported leader of alQaeda in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz alMuqrin. Last week Crown Prince Abdullah announced an amnesty for extremists willing to surrender over the period of one month. The government also announced that for the first time, foreigners will be allowed to carry weapons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life as a Target in a Besieged Kingdom | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

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