Word: pakistan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Calling Bhutto a living symbol of democracy, Bush said the U.S. should "chart new ways to strengthen old bonds" with Pakistan. Despite a report in The Washington Post yesterday that the Bush administration is considering the sale of 60 F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan at a cost of $1.4 billion, the two leaders made no mention of any such agreement in their welcoming remarks...
Bhutto also met with Secretary of State James H. Baker III and other senior members yesterday, and today will address a joint session of Congress. Observers of Pakistan say that Bhutto will try to convince Congress that her nation does not plan to develop nuclear power for military...
...While Pakistan's history of antagonism with India has created strong popular support for a nuclear buildup, some observers say that Bhutto will pursue a policy of reconciliation with her country's historic rival...
Bhutto--who heads the Pakistan People's Party--was elected prime minister last December, four months after the mysterious death of Pakistan's former leader, military dictator Mohammad...
...events in China are indicative of many international developments during the past year. In Latin America, the Eastern Bloc and much of Southeast Asia, people sought changes of the old order and freedom from government repression. Brutal dictatorships were defeated in popular elections during the last year in Chile, Pakistan and, for all intents and purposes, Panama, while Poles this week voted in the first openly contested elections in the Soviet bloc. And, lest we forget, democratic openings in the Soviet Union continue to unfold at an amazing pace, astounding even the most cynical of observers, and culminating...