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...“Everyone knows what’s happening in Pakistan,” said Mohsin Raza, a 21-year-old university student, referring to the crackdown on the PTI. “They have already ruled Pakistan for over 30 years....
...“She has been central to rallying hardliners in the party around her,” says Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a political commentator....
...Hasan Askari Rizvi, a commentator on political and security affairs, said the attack was another assertion of power of militant groups....
...That fundamental reality can never be ignored, making the army an essential stakeholder” said Mr Rizvi....
...Today, that has been done by the Supreme Court,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a political commentator....
...“The government is increasingly losing control over Pakistan and has few options but to go for early elections,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a political commentator. “Pakistan is very unsettled.”...
...The PPP-coalition, says Hasan Askari Rizvi, a political commentator, must tackle both the supreme court and the army simultaneously....
...Hasan Askari Rizvi, a political analyst, warned: “The political system appears to be failing in its ability to take charge of Pakistan’s internal challenges....
...“This is a highly rare step to have military leaders come to brief the parliament,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a military historian....
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, has dissolved his cabinet amid concern within the army about some ministers and officials becoming increasingly tainted by corruption....
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, prime minister, said that in spite of the crisis, “the government will continue to function with or without the coalition partners,” suggesting that his party will seek to rule with a...
...It shows, how vulnerable, the ruling structure has become” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a political analyst....
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, announced the extension of Gen Kayani’s tenure in a televised address late on Thursday, praising the “remarkable” role he had played in Pakistan’s fight against...
...Hasan Askari Rizvi, a commentator on security affairs, said: “This is an extreme situation, no doubt. But whatever steps now taken will have to be considered thoroughly.”...
...Pakistan’s prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani will seek at least $600m in emergency funds from donors on Thursday to fund up to 2m internally displaced people from the embattled Swat valley – described by...
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, said such “cowardly acts” would not weaken the government’s resolve....
...The international community is well rehearsed in its response to appeals by Mr Zardari and his prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, for development assistance....
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, the prime minister, on Sunday countered accusations that Pakistan’s intelligence services had failed....
...Yusuf Raza Gilani, prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is a stalwart of the ruling Pakistan People’s party of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto....
...On Tuesday, Mr Zardari was reminded once more that the risks politicians face in Pakistan are far from just electoral, when shots were fired at the bullet-proof car of Yusuf Raza Gilani, prime minister....
...Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, says that an army not trained to fight a guerrilla war wins back territory only to lose it again when it moves on, leaving a vacuum behind....
...“We are ready to talk to all those who give up arms and adopt the path of peace,” said Yusuf Raza Gilani in his first policy speech on Saturday....
...“For the first time, a senior judge stood up to the army,” says Taffazul Rizvi, an advocate at the Supreme Court....
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