Cracks appear in Pakistan's pro-Musharraf coalition
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Some political allies of Pakistan's military president, Pervez Musharraf, are urging him to drop plans to be re-elected by the sitting parliament and instead call early polls and seek a mandate from new assemblies.
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Pakistanâs president, Pervez Musharraf, could now face a prolonged political conflict with his opposition.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has berated his coalition for leaving him isolated in a crisis that threatens to destabilize a country on the front line of a global anti-terrorism campaign, a newspaper reported.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's deal with Islamists may weaken the broader war on terror.
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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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Pakistan&#39;s military ruler President Pervez Musharraf is battling serious dissent within his own party, weakening a crucial cornerstone of the US-led &quot;war on terror,&quot; analysts and party officials say.
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Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have raised objections to a power-sharing deal he is negotiating with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, casting fresh doubt on the future of the embattled president.
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Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto put her supporters on a collision course with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, urging them to defy a clampdown on protests against the U.S.-backed strongman's emergency rule
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Power-sharing talks between Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have stalled but political compulsions are likely to push both back to the table, analysts said.
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With the country's electorate wanting President Musharraf out, opposition leaders don't expect him to play fair at the polls
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Pakistanâs recent past is a numbing rush of political scandals and upheavals -- an environment in which a leaderâs clothing decisions would seem hardly worth attention.
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With Islamic hardliners battling security forces on the streets of the Pakistani capital, President Pervez Musharraf faces a major new test as he seeks to shore up his eight-year military rule.
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The rout of his allies in Pakistan's  parliamentary election could herald the end for President  Pervez Musharraf, one of Washington's most important Muslim  allies in its fight against al Qaeda, analysts say.
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The assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces trying to combat rising Islamic extremism in Pakistan.
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Musharraf's unpopularity is proving uncomfortable for allies near to polling day
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies on Tuesday faced a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections that placed the key US ally's political survival in doubt, according to early unofficial results and analysts.
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The assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has pitched Pakistan into a political freefall and raised fears that increasingly bitter divisions in the society are turning the country into another Iraq.