Pakistan Markets Roiled by End of Coalition Government
Pakistan has had to impose trading limits to stop the slide in its stock market coming off the end of the coalition government.
Investors have been worried about the withdrawal of the Muslim League (N) from the parliamentary coalition with the Pakistan People's Party.
Meanwhile, Switzerland has dropped its money-laundering investigation of Asaf Ali Zardari, now a candidate for president of Pakistan.
Violence in the Northwest is continuing, and the Pakistani legal establishment continues to protest against the failure to reinstate the supreme court justices dismissed by military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
Aljazeera on the political developments.
posted by Juan Cole @ 8/28/2008 07:35:00 AM
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I was extremely disappointed in Joe Biden's speech last night. Could these dopes be more militaristic?
The need seems to be for Democrats to be more scary than Republicans, but that will never work. Obama is making a big mistake in yelling war,
Dear Professor Cole
Vladimir Victovich is just saying the same things as the bloggers have for months about the election year surprise.
Gleiwitz Mk2??
I do hope we can get chess sets and some good books in the reducation camps if McCain wins.
Having to memorise The Clash of Civilisations while doing solitary would be tiresome.
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