20/2/08

Jiye Jinnah Jiye Pakistan
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
“Pakistan Paindabad has set others a model of what a blog/site should be.” Khalid Hasan, US correspondent for the Lahore-based Daily Times and The Friday Times Pakistan Elections – The Morning After …
pakistanpaindabad.blogspot.com/2008/
02/jiye-jinnah-jiye-pakistan_19.html

Opposition winning big in Pakistan
Boston Globe – United States
(Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images) LAHORE, Pakistan – A new political era dawned in Pakistan yesterday as partial results from Monday’s parliamentary elections …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/
2008/02/20/opposition_winning_big_in_pakistan

Twilight of the Dictators: A Chance for Pakistan — and the US
New York Times – United States
After years of American enabling and billions in American aid, Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf, was — to put it delicately — trounced in Monday’s parliamentary …
www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/opinion/20wed1.html?hp

Pakistan elections ‘largely fair’: US
Hindustan Times – India
Sridhar Krishnaswami, PTI Terming the elections in Pakistan “largely fair”, the US on Wednesday said President Pervez Musharraf appeared to have put the …
www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID
=66bd134a-323e-4ecf-ac10-6a8fdfef050a

Pakistan Poll Winners Take on Musharraf
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD — At the time of going to press, unofficial results of the general elections have given a clear lead to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). …
www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=
0&article=106991&d=20&m=2&y=2008

Pakistan vote presents risks, some upside for US
Reuters – USA
The United States reacted cautiously to Monday’s election for the 342-seat National Assembly that showed the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League losing …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1927237720080219

Security delegation to visit Pakistan next month : Australia tour …
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
By Muhammad Ali LAHORE: Cricket Australia (CA) will send a security delegation to Pakistan to assess the venues for its team’s tour next month. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C02%5C20%5Cstory_20-2-2008_pg2_1

US Urges Political Consensus in Pakistan After Elections
Voice of America – USA
By David Gollust The Bush administration said Tuesday it hopes to see a moderate consensus emerge in Pakistan after parliamentary elections that will …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-19-voa50.cfm

US scrambles to salvage its Pakistan policy
International Herald Tribune – France
By Helene Cooper The Bush administration was scrambling Tuesday to pick up the pieces of its tattered Pakistan policy in the wake of the trouncing that the …
www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/19/asia/diplo.php

Pakistan’s Ruling Party Concedes Defeat -WASHINGTON POST
By civilsocietypakistan
of the political party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto after the closing of the polls in Karachi, Pakistan Monday Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in an election shadowed by fears of violence and …
civilsocietypakistan.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/
pakistans-ruling-party-concedes-defeat-washington-post/

19/2/08

Sharif, Zardari, Ex-Rivals, Pursue Pakistan Coalition (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
20 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s two main opposition groups are trying to put aside decades of rivalry to form a two- thirds majority in parliament with other …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20
601087&sid=ayjTQj1gY1FM&refer=home

US Should Help Pakistan Build Democracy
The Associated Press –
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Sen. Joseph Biden said Tuesday that Pakistan’s transition to a civilian government after eight years of military rule gives the …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpYaWyIZ
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US Pleased With Pakistan Election
The Associated Press –
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration said Tuesday that while Pakistan’s election was a step toward restoring democracy in the key US anti-terror ally, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1aBshj
F1CnfJ4noaEXA_Vb8dm-gD8UTELEG0

Pakistan: Goodbye Musharraf!
By Neha Viswanathan
With the results of the elections in Pakistan becoming more clear, it is obvious that Musharraf, despite his promises hasn’t won the confidence of the voters. Crow’s Nest writes, reflecting on those associated with Musharraf. …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02
/19/pakistan-goodbye-musharraf/

Breaking down Pakistan’s election , Kanishk Tharoor
By Kanishk Tharoor
Unofficial results are in from Pakistan’s Monday election, and they don’t make pretty reading for President Pervez Musharraf or his allies. With the bulk of the vote counted, Musharraf’s Pakistan Muslim League (Q) is almost certain to …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/
breaking_down_pakistans_election

TODAY’S EDITORIAL: Pakistan Speaks
Times of India – India
In Pakistan, the clouds of despair are lifting. Elections — widely seen as a referendum on President Musharraf — may be bringing to an end close to a decade …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/TODAYS
_EDITORIAL_Pakistan_Speaks/articleshow/2796437.cms

US says Pakistan election is step to democracy
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s election a was a step toward the full restoration of democracy and urged …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN19271176

PPP’s Zardari stakes claim to form govt in Pakistan
Sify – Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday staked his party’s claim to form a government after it won the highest number of …
sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14607409

Musharraf, pro-Taliban party routed in Pakistan’s election
Pakistan has successfully held elections for the national assemble and provincial governments, and President Pervez Musharraf and the pro-Taliban Muttahida Majlis-e-Amil, or MMA, have encountered major setbacks. …
www.longwarjournal.org/archives/
2008/02/musharraf_protaliban.php

Pakistan’s ruling party concedes defeat
MLive.com – MI,USA
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s ruling party conceded defeat to the opposition Tuesday in parliamentary elections that could …
www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/international
-26/1203426544234930.xml&storylist=international

US says Pakistan election is step to democracy
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s election was a step towards the full restoration of democracy and urged all parties …
in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-32037420080219

Pakistan Opposition Wins Nationwide Vote as Musharraf Rejected
Bloomberg – USA
19 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s opposition parties won national parliamentary elections yesterday as voters sought an end to President Pervez Musharraf’s eight …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601087&sid=au0r4qpfID84&refer=home

US Senator Kerry says Pakistan polls credible
AFP –
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — US Senator John Kerry, in Pakistan as part of a team to observe parliamentary elections, said Tuesday the vote “meets the basic threshold …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iKM4
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Pakistan’s future as tense as its past
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Pakistan’s tryst with the future began with news of a bloody murder of a political candidate in the heart of Lahore. As Nawaz Sharif made a helpless attempt …
www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=
NEWEN20080041653&ch=2/19/2008%205:23:00%20AM

Pakistan’s pro-Musharraf party concedes defeat in elections
Independent – London,England,UK
By Andrew Buncombe in Islamabad and Omar Waraich in Wazirabad Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf is facing perhaps his toughest political challenge after …
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistans-pro
musharraf-party-concedes-defeat-in-elections-784040.html

Musharraf’s party admits defeat in Pakistan elections
Houston Chronicle – United States
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— The chairman of Pakistan’s ruling party conceded defeat today after opposition parities scored wins in…
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5551291.html

Pakistan shares close sharply higher after elections
Forbes – NY,USA
KARACHI, Pakistan (Thomson Financial) – Pakistan shares closed 3.19 percent higher Tuesday after a relatively peaceful election with the former ruling party …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/02/19/afx4668419.html

Pakistan election: rise of the middle classes
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate early results in Pakistan’s general elections. Photograph: Jerry Lampen/Reuters Drive …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/19/pakistan.benazirbhutto1

Who’s the kingmaker in Pakistan?
Times of India – India
A return to democracy is on the cards for Pakistan but will it prove to be a success this time round? A string of army coups has meant that Pakistan has …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Whos_the_
kingmaker_in_Pakistan/articleshow/2795643.cms

Election Pakistan 2008 : Fair Peaceful Transparent
By Pakistan Islamic Republic
Talking to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who is Co-Chair of the Pakistan Caucus on the Hill, at the President’s Camp Office here he said there was no conflict in his role with the Prime Minister in accordance with the Constitution, …
pakistan.rsfblog.org/archive/2008/02/19/election
-pakistan-2008-fair-peaceful-transparent.html

Pakistan Opposition Heads Toward Victory
ABC News – USA
An elderly Pakistani man is being carried to cast his vote at a polling station in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Pakistanis voted Monday for a …
www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4309111

Party which backed Pakistan’s Musharraf concedes defeat
AFP –
“We accept the verdict of the nation,” Tariq Azeem, spokesman for the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), told AFP.
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gP-Mev1QQjx9rAKDRKreUHdpPkDQ

Pakistan poll marred by violence
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
Islamabad – Parliamentary elections were held today in Pakistan, eight weeks after the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto. …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/
5647864/Pakistan-poll-marred-by-violence

Big wins for Pakistan opposition parties
CNN International – USA
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Unofficial returns Tuesday showed huge wins for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain …
edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/pakistan/

PPP leading in Pakistan’s general elections
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — Latest incomplete results of Pakistan’s elections on Tuesday show that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) takes the lead by winning 77 out of the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7630963.htm

Early results show opposition parties win Pakistan election
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Pakistan’s ruling military elite suffered a devastating defeat to opposition parties which want no part of the US-led war on terror …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=
a42c92b4-062e-4a5f-bce0-8a2a9764f1b5&k=61336

PML-N leading in Pakistan’s general elections
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — Initial unofficial results of Pakistan’s general elections show that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is leading while the counting of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/19/content_7629985.htm

Pakistan Poll Leaves Future Uncertain
Sky News – United Kingdom
This Pakistan election day has been marked by bombs, gunfire, fistfights and mobs taking over polling stations and missing ballot papers. …
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1305862,00.html

Attack kills 37, days before Pakistan vote
Detroit Free Press – United States
AP * February 17, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two days before crucial elections, a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a parliament …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20080217/NEWS07/802170636/1009/News07

Early Pakistan election results favour opposition
CTV.ca – Canada
More than 20 people died and dozens of others have been wounded in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province, in violence between rival political factions since …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080218/
pakistan_elxn_080218/20080218?hub=CTVNewsAt11

Pakistan election – what next for Musharraf?
By Myra MacDonald
President Pervez Musharraf could hardly have found a better way of convincing the world about his commitment to holding a “free and fair” election in Pakistan – by letting his own allies in the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) be defeated at …
blogs.reuters.com/pakistan/2008/02/19/
pakistan-election-what-next-for-musharraf/