Morning Brief: Pakistan’s political crisis
Top Story FILE; FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images Top Pakistani politicians are meeting in Dubai today to hash out a last-minute deal on reinstating judges ousted by President Prevez Musharraf last fall. If the talks fail, the fragile coalition that won election in February could well collapse. So far, the new government’s chief accomplishment has been making ...
Top Story
Top Story
Top Pakistani politicians are meeting in Dubai today to hash out a last-minute deal on reinstating judges ousted by President Prevez Musharraf last fall. If the talks fail, the fragile coalition that won election in February could well collapse. So far, the new government’s chief accomplishment has been making U.S. officials extremely nervous.
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