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...local television channels exhibited lengthy lists of intended targets, many prominent lawyers and politicians went into hiding, just as they did during a crackdown operated by former President Pervez Musharraf (who was defeated at the polls by the combined parties of Zardari and his now estranged ally Nawaz Sharif). (See pictures from the historic 2008 election that brought down Musharraf...
Political tensions had been escalating in recent days. After joining forces to oust Musharraf in March 2008, Zardari and Sharif quickly parted ways and revived their decades-old poisonous rivalry. Zardari, who claimed the presidency for himself, reneged on a commitment to Sharif to reinstate the deposed Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhry, who, along with a raft of other judges, was removed by Musharraf when he imposed emergency rule. Last month, in a controversial ruling, the Supreme Court barred Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz from standing for elected office. The decision triggered the collapse of the Punjab government...
When 17-year-old Sharif Hassanzade climbed into the ring on Feb. 28 as a finalist in France's junior super-lightweight championship bout, the native Afghan and illegal alien knew a win might be his last hope to avoid deportation when he turns 18 later this year. Now, thanks to a victorious performance in which he beat co-finalist Mehdi Nettour in a unanimous decision by the judges, Hassanzade isn't going anywhere...
...rise of nearly 29% over the previous year, surpassing the quota of 26,000 Sarkozy had set for him. Ironically, it was Hortefeux's successor, Eric Besson, who on March 2 announced that Hassanzade would be granted resident papers and could apply for naturalization. "It's significant that Sharif's victory provoked a reaction from the Minister of Immigration, not from the Minister of Sports," says Jean-Joseph Tusa, Tourcoing's Deputy Mayor for Sport...
...spokesman says you do not talk about terrorism and that you raise only the issue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhry [whose dismissal by Musharraf led to the dramatic 2007 revolt of Pakistan's lawyers; Zardari has not restored Chaudhry to his old post, a move Sharif has demanded]. What is your reaction to this? We were partners, but now the partnership is over. We have been going the extra mile to support the government on fighting the issue of terrorism and extremism. We enabled the government to pass a resolution in the National Assembly and then...