RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf was indicted on three counts on Tuesday over the 2007 murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a gun and suicide attack‚ a prosecutor said. Charging a former army chief is an unprecedented move in a country ruled for more than half of its life by the military and where the army is still considered the most powerful institution. It was the second time that Musharraf‚ who ruled the nuclear-armed state from 1999-2008‚ had been summoned
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terrorism has been able to achieve significant success in the war on terrorism. Pakistan’s contribution in the war against terrorism has been acknowledged across the world. The US leadership termed Pakistan as a ‘crucial ally’ of the US and President Musharraf a ‘courageous leader’‚ who has undertaken bold anti-terrorism initiatives.1 Though the pressure on Pakistan to ‘do more’ has remained constant throughout the last two years‚ in its support for anti-terrorism cooperation Pakistan has tried to remain
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“As Man progresses scientifically‚ he has also become more destructive.” Examine the statement with respect to events and happenings around you and giving sufficient examples wherever necessary. Man has‚ over the ages‚ been progressively moving towards a world and life of destruction. What most people fail to realise is that this destruction is not only the destruction of the world around us‚ but also a systematic destruction of the universe inside ourselves. Man has been destroying trees
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1. The secretary general of UNO is currently Ban Ki-moon 2. The current US Secretary of the State is Hillary Clinton 3. Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden 4. Parnab Mukherje is new indian president elected on 25 july 2012 5. Who Is Current President Of United States Of America? Barack obama elected 2008. 6. Prime Minister of India is Manmohan Singh‚ in office since 22 May 2004. 7. Mr. Justice (R) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim took oath as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
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“Power makes individuals corrupt” “Corruption is when people in positions of entrusted power abuse their power for their own personal gains [or to fulfill the agendas of the group they represent]” (Transparency International). Lord Acton‚ a nineteenth century historian‚ argued that power is the root cause of corruption. The more power one has‚ the more corrupt one is likely to become ("Biography of Lord Acton."). Although some commentators argue that there is no correlation between power and corruption
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now one of just twelve countries that spend less than 2 per cent of GDP on education. Moreover‚ an inflexible curriculum and political interference have created schools that have barely lifted very low literacy rates. In January 2002‚ President Pervez Musharraf’s government presented its Education Sector Reform (ESR) plan‚ aimed at modernising the education system. A major objective was to develop a more secular system in order to offset mounting international scrutiny and pressure to curb religious
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35 (11): 990–1004. doi:10.1525/as.1995.35.11.01p00677. ^ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2013-04-18. ^ "Munawar says MMA has become history". GEO.tv. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2013-04-18. ^ "Pakistan court bars Musharraf from elections - Central & South Asia". Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2013-04-18. ^ "PML-N front-runner in next election: Survey". Khaleejtimes.com. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-04-18. ^ "Public Judgment Results: Which Party Will Lead Elections-2013
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Baluchistan conflict The Government of Pakistan over Baluchistan‚ the country’s largest province. Recently‚ separatists have also clashed with Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region‚ which borders Pakistan. Shortly after Pakistan’s creation in 1947‚ the Army of the Islamic Republic had to subdue insurgents based in Kalat who rejected the King of Kalat decision to accede to Pakistan‚ reminiscent of the Indian Army’s operation in the Principality state of Hyderabad. The movement
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Every now and then from some dark corner of the country comes news about a prosecution under the blasphemy law. And every now and then an obliging district judge finding the person so charged guilty hands out a sentence of death. When this happens‚ the collective image of Pakistan takes another blow on the chin. Blasphemy is serious business but what exactly is it? Preferring form over substance we have turned it into a technical offence while leaving the larger context in which it might be seen
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consequences. The rest of the world was told that there could not be any neutral party in the war against terrorism. Pakistan‚ due to its strategic importance and close relation with the Taliban regime‚ was asked to cooperate. Military President Pervez Musharraf‚ was told to either abandon the support of Taliban or be prepared to be treated like the Taliban. The military government‚ due to Pakistan’s compulsions or concerns‚ Pakistan security and stability from external threat‚ the revival of economy
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