Statements of the Beverly Hills Bar Association on Pakistan
Region: PakistanThe Beverly Hills Bar Association [BHBA], with approximately 4,000 members, has long been in the forefront of protecting human rights and advocating for an impartial and fair judiciary. Recent events in Pakistan, where... more
Views: 716Despite Party Defeat, Musharraf Will Not Resign As Pakistan's President
Region: PakistanIn an interview with the Wall Street Journal which was recently acquired by Rupert Murdoch who also owns Fox News, President Musharraf said that the country of Pakistan needed a democratic government. For the past weeks, M... more
Views: 436McCain Gives Insight On Cuba & Pakistan
Region: United StatesAt a rally in Wisconsin, Senator John McCain of Arizona had weighed in on Fidel Castro and Pervez Musharraf. Just recently, Fidel Castro had announced he is stepping down as Cuba’s leader. It is likely that his broth... more
Views: 499Parliamentary Elections Held In Pakistan
Region: PakistanThe February 18 elections for Pakistan’s new parliament came six weeks after the vote was delayed in January. Former prime minister and former leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto who had ... more
Views: 563Musharraf attempts to gag cyberspace
Region: IndiaThe concept of freedom of speech, an abstract social phenomenon, reached the height of its definitive vagueness as the Musharraf regime blocked several anti establishment blogs and also passed a law that makes onli... more
Views: 518Demands For UN Inquiry of Bhutto's Death Rejected By Musharraf
Region: PakistanAccording to an interview with Le Figaro, a French newspaper, Musharraf said that Pakistan had its own institutions to carry out the investigation along with being assisted by Britain’s Scotland Yard. Musharraf said ... more
Views: 569Musharraf Warns U.S. to Keep Troops Out of Pakistan
Region: PakistanFrom the chaos that ensured after the death of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to the growing threat of Islamic extremists and Al-Qaeda, President Musharraf has said that United States troops are not welcome to fight thos... more
Views: 530Pakistan: Musharraf crack down on civil society
Region: IndiaTo suppress the enormous reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and a popular politician, the Musharraf government has registered more than 3,000 cases against more than five lakh in one... more
Views: 492Musharraf Announces Bhutto Is Responsible For Her Own Death
Region: PakistanHe was quoted as he gave the message which was reported and aired on the Sunday night show on CBS called “60 Minutes.” President Musharraf explained that the government did all it could to provide security for ... more
Views: 527Bhutto's Death Inquiry to be assisted by Scotland Yard
Region: PakistanGordon Brown, Britain’s Prime Minister had said in a televised address that he had agreed to send a team of detectives from Britain to Pakistan to establish what had happened in regards to Ms. Bhutto’s assassin... more
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