Power cuts test Pakistani patience in election year
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The last thing any government wants is hot, angry voters, but that is Pakistan's fate with elections just months away.
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Pakistan's perilous security situation is hindering campaigning for February 18 elections with politicians putting their lives at risk when they go out to seek votes, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.
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Pakistanis cast their ballots Monday in critical elections overshadowed by violence and fears of rigging, with the fate of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf hanging in the balance.
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Pakistan appears no closer to crippling al Qaeda or snaring its leader, despite scores of militant arrests in recent months which highlighted
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 31 -- Negotiations on a power-sharing arrangement between Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto appeared to stall on Friday, with officials expressing doubt that a deal could be reached.
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Officials said next weekâs elections would probably be delayed, while the opposition politician Nawaz Sharif called for President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
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Counting began on Monday after an  election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared,  although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S.  ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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Pakistan is expected to set a new  date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of  opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage  against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
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A wave of defections from Pakistan's ruling party ahead of parliamentary elections is compounding the woes of Pervez Musharraf at a time of rampant Islamic militancy, soaring food prices and anger over the U.S.-backed president's maneuvering to prolong his eight years in power.
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Lahore may be Pakistan's political heartland, but as the country voted Monday, many of the city's residents appeared disillusioned and indifferent to the elections.
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Comment is free: Kamila Shamsie in Karachi: Pakistan's electoral process has been stifled by suicide bombings and the shadow of Musharraf
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Eight weeks after Benazir Bhutto was slain, Pakistan is holding elections that could shepherd a troubled nation into a new era of civilian rule and gird it against the Islamic extremists suspected of her killing.
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Political endgame looms for Musharraf as party evicted from power and rivals close in
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Violence after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto could threaten Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections. Protesters outraged by Bhutto's killing are burning election offices, according to media reports in Pakistan.
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Pakistanâs Election Commission said that the extra time was needed to cope with damage caused by protests.
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Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January 8 poll, with expectations it will be delayed by up to two months after Benazir Bhutto's killing plunged the country into crisis.
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Pakistan postpones its vote amid widespread violence following the Bhutto assassination. But the delay could just exacerbate tensions