New York Times | Leader Calls on Military to End Crisis in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Army stepped into the country's two-week-old political crisis on Thursday when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif requested that the army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, help defuse a standoff that has crippled the government. Pakistan Army Chief Intervenes in Political Crisis Pakistan: Will instability topple democracy? Pakistan's powerful army steps in to resolve political crisis |
New York Times | Skirmishes Put Feeling of Wartime on India-Pakistan Border New York Times JORA FARM, India — The habits of wartime have crept back into life here along the border between India and Pakistan. In the mornings, villagers stitch up shrapnel wounds on the hides of their water buffalo, and climb up to the rooftops to examine ... Hours After Flag Meeting, Ceasefire Violation by Pakistan Feeling of wartime on India-Pakistan border due to recent skirmishes Pakistan violates ceasefire to aid infiltrators, BSF foils attempt |
Study: How Pakistan's recent protests failed Washington Post (blog) Thousands of protesters have been camped out for more than a week within earshot of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's house in Islamabad demanding that he resign from office. Some have carried stick figures of Sharif wearing a noose, creating a ... |
A Less Gloomy Mood in Pakistan The Pew Global Attitudes Project Last week, thousands of protestors descended upon Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, led by opposition leader Imran Khan, a former cricket star turned politician. Khan is charging Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with rigging last year's election, and he and ... |
International Business Times | Pakistan Prepares For 'Deciding Day' As Imran Khan, Islamic Cleric Rally ... International Business Times Qadri told supporters to prepare for a decisive day in their campaign to remove Sharif from his post while also demanding that criminal cases be filed against Sharif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif, who is the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province ... |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan's Protests Risk Another Military Coup Wall Street Journal Pakistan's fragile democracy, and the semblance of stability it brings to this troubled nuclear-armed Muslim country, is once again under threat. Protestors loyal to cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Canada-based Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Pakistan faces a major political crisis: 6 things to know Christian Science Monitor A supporter of the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party Imran Khan cheers while listening to him speak during what has been dubbed a "freedom march" in Islamabad August 26, 2014. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician ... |
Pakistan Army to Mediate Between PM, Protesters ABC News Pakistan's powerful military returned to the political arena on Thursday, agreeing to mediate between the government and protesters who have camped out in the capital for two weeks demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over alleged ... |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistani Leader Sharif Nears Pact With Military Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—The Pakistani military is close to an agreement with the government in which the prime minister would relinquish control of security affairs and strategic foreign policy, government officials said, amid antigovernment protests that have ... |
Pakistan army chief to mediate political crisis Fort Worth Star Telegram ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military has stepped in to mediate between the government and opposition protesters who have camped out in the capital for two weeks demanding the resignation of the prime minister over alleged voting fraud. |