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Pakistani High Court Lifts Election Ban on Former PM Sharif

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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue May-26-09 10:51 AM
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Pakistani High Court Lifts Election Ban on Former PM Sharif
Source: VOA

Pakistan's Supreme Court has lifted a ban on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother that prevented them from running for elected office.

Mr. Sharif told reporters in Lahore that the people of Pakistan have set the judiciary free after it was practically taken hostage by former President Pervez Musharraf.

Polls in Pakistan show Mr. Sharif, a former prime minister, is the country's most popular politician.

In February, the high court had ruled that Mr. Sharif and his brother Shahbaz were not eligible for office because of old convictions the two men say were politically motivated. This prompted them to lead nationwide protests against President Asif Ali Zardari's government.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-26-voa14.cfm

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   hole in the dam ...  InfiniteThoughts   May-26-09 11:48 AM   #1 
      He makes an excellent pinata, they might want to leave him there a bit longer. nt  bemildred   May-26-09 11:50 AM   #2 
         can't agree with you more ... :)  InfiniteThoughts   May-26-09 12:02 PM   #3 
 
InfiniteThoughts (311 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue May-26-09 11:48 AM
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1. hole in the dam ...
one more chip on President Zardari. He is constantly taking these hits. I foresee that the dam is going to burst soon ...

and Pakistan will be more than happy to see Mr. 10% go ...

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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue May-26-09 11:50 AM
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2. He makes an excellent pinata, they might want to leave him there a bit longer. nt

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3. can't agree with you more ... :)

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