Word: nawaz
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...Musharraf cannot afford to hold free and fair elections," says Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister who was ousted by the then General Musharraf in a 1999 coup. "His own skin is at risk. He needs indemnity for his actions on November 3, which he cannot achieve if the opposition is in the majority." Sharif, who heads one of Pakistan's major parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, has been banned from running for a parliamentary seat by Musharraf's government. Musharraf's only option, says Sharif, is "rigging. The other option would be for him to leave quietly before...
...Still, Nawaz Sharif believes that anti-Musharraf sentiment is so strong that opposition parties will overcome minor manipulation in the polls and will still be able to form a government. "Even if the election is rigged to some degree, it won't be a problem for us," he says. "But if it's rigged massively, I can't predict what will happen." Zardari can - he's promised to take to the streets in massive civil protests if the results show less than the predicted PPP victory. Public sentiment seems to follow. "It will be unbelievable if the PPP does...
Bhutto’s international connections helped her rise to power. The U.S. was far more comfortable doing business with Benazir Bhutto than other, more local Pakistani politicians such as Nawaz Sharif. She used her many years in exile to address think-tanks, policy makers and academics in the West, her Harvard credentials underlining her perceived reliability. Newspapers the world over spent more time on her privileged education than the specifics of her rule. Harvard would thus do well to realize the way its brand is used in the rest of the world. Bhutto used it to perpetuate...
...first time in 30 years, Hussain is campaigning again under the banner of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), founded by Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It is an interesting turn: in the mid-1990s, Hussain was the Ambassador to the United States for then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the sworn enemy of the Bhutto dynasty. As she sits on a hastily constructed outdoor platform covered in tattered oriental rugs, in the village of Lalian, she addresses a small crowd of turbaned and prayer-capped men. They are local farmers, lured by the promise of tea, snacks...
...Bhutto's untimely death leaves the Bush Administration with no clear strategy. The U.S. must follow up aggressively to make sure that Musharraf honors Bhutto's memory by continuing the democratic process for which she so bravely gave her life. President George W. Bush must demand that opposition leader Nawaz Sharif be allowed to run and that the fired Supreme Court judges be reinstated. American policy must be directed at building a strong democracy in Pakistan. Waris Shere, Bangalore, India