Word: sheikhs
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...strong in Sind, where much of the population is uneducated and depends on landlords, employers and party leaders to tell them for whom to vote. If Bhutto had to make a deal with Musharraf to return to Pakistan, her followers say, then perhaps she knows best. Says Muhammad Ali Sheikh, a Larkana shopkeeper: "If Benazir got a horse and told people to vote for the horse, we would line up to vote for the horse." Even Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Benazir's fiercest critic, says he plans to vote for her in the parliamentary elections scheduled for January...
...dictate how their people vote. In keeping with this tradition, many of these voters don't question Benazir's judgment in cutting deals with Musharraf, or anything else. "If Benazir got a horse, and told people to vote for the horse," says 27-year-old Larkana shopkeeper Muhammad Ali Sheikh, "we would line up to vote for the horse...
...purchase of the site raised some legal objections. The mosque is now the largest on the East Coast, according to Hossam AlJabri, president of Muslim American Society (MAS). Organized by MAS, Friday’s event featured recitations from the Qur’an by recognized Muslim reciter Sheikh Mohamed Jebril, who traveled from Egypt to lead the prayers. While he spoke, children weaved between prayer rug stands and bake sale tables. Attendees mingled in the courtyard while snacking on baghrir—a North African pancake stuffed with almonds, coconuts, and honey—breaking their fast from...
...could have been devastating. No one knows what Musharraf would have done had the court ruled against him, but rumors were rife that he would declare martial law, suspending basic rights and civilian institutions. "In view of the total political atmosphere in the country, the ruling is good," says Sheikh Zamir Hussain, a High Court Lawyer from nearby Rawalpindi. "A ruling against Musharraf would have led to chaos, and maybe martial law." He took solace in the fact that Musharraf promised last week that once reelected President, he would give up command of the military...
...threat of martial law has been made explicit by Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid. "If the opposition adopts an extremist policy [by resigning from parliament over Musharraf's bid to be reelected in uniform]," he told a press conference, "it could lead to extreme decisions [by the government] which could be unfortunate for the country...