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...head of the largest enforcement agency in the world, it’s not enough to say that we need reform now.” Rana said. “She has the power of the executive order...
...only did Pakistani authorities fail to provide former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto the security that could have saved her life, but elements within the powerful military establishment may even have played a role in her December 2007 assassination. Those are some of the chilling conclusions of a U.N. inquiry, published Friday, April 16, into the killing that rocked Pakistan in the final months in power of former military ruler President Pervez Musharraf...
...findings. "It will pave the way for a proper police investigation and possible penal proceedings," says Farahnaz Ispahani, an aide to President Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto's widower. The Zardari camp will appreciate the report's unflattering assessment of Pakistan's military establishment. Having been involved in power struggles with generals throughout its history - Bhutto's father was hanged by General Mohammed Zia ul-Haq following a 1977 coup, and the military twice helped bring down her government - senior members of the party suspect that the army may have had a hand in Bhutto's murder...
...constitution defines housing as a human right, but as much as a quarter of South Africa’s population live in “shack dwellings” where large families live in cramped squalor underneath thin scrap metal with intermittent access to clean water and power. To make matters worse, the Slums Act, passed in 2006, provided legal authority to sentence those who resist eviction by up to five years in prison. Although most of these evictions occur for shack dwellings in which there are significant health and security risks it is specious for the government...
After mimosas, it’s crunch time. As the hour draws nigh, it’s time to cram those lyrics while downing drinks. The possibilities are endless, from power hours with minute-long snippets of each artist’s songs to musical chairs, the drinking edition. By the time you’re sufficiently buzzed, it will be time to head to the Yard...