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That may be the case for the opposition as a whole. But it is also true for the part of the oppostion he leads. Sharif, who has been disqualified from running himself due to criminal charges related to Musharraf's 1999 coup, risked the defection of key members of his...
Lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan says there is no chance of that. "This is the kind of tolerance he has shown for the rule of law in this country," says Ahsan. "Everything he does is illegal. President Musharraf is illegal." But with the independence of Pakistan's highest court now in tatters...
A future change in the limits is little consolation for Northern Rock now. Although the bank runs have stopped, it still faces formidable challenges. The credit crunch and dry interbank lending market will make it more difficult for Northern Rock to finance new mortgages at competitive rates. And with its...
Neither of us managed to wheedle a seat at the dinner, so I ventured out instead. Leaving the bubble was a mistake. Seconds after my taxi dropped me off on a nearby street lined with restaurants, I was accosted by a woman who insisted on walking with me, then demanded...
The exodus has forced many universities to fast-track underqualified teachers to full professorship, or simply to suspend entire departments. This means Iraq's students are getting a poor education, with disastrous consequences for the country's future. It's hard to believe now, but in the 1960s and '70s...