Zardari being unnecessarily targeted for his overture to India: EditorialSeptember 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - An editorial in one of the leading English dailies of Pakistan has highlighted that President Asif Ali Zardari is being unnecessarily targeted and criticized by certain quarters in the country even if he attempts to address the long pending issues with India in his bid to de-escalate tension between the two neighbour countries. The Daily Times editorial said while Zardari is condemned for his overture to India, similar actions taken by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif goes unnoticed in the country.
PML-N demands Zardari to make secret deal with Musharraf publicSeptember 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has demanded President Asif Ali Zardari to make public the documents regarding the secret deal with his predecessor General Pervez Musharraf, allowing him a safe exit from the country. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the PML-N would move motions in the Senate and the NA against Zardari for making a covert deal with Musharraf.
Zardari says PPP won't field candidate against SharifAugust 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said his party will not field any candidate against PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in the upcoming by-polls. However, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar was quoted by the Daily Times as saying that the PPP has not yet decided whether to field a candidate against Nawaz or not.
PML-N rules out any Sharif, Zardari meeting in near futureJuly 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is not optimistic about any talks between party president Nawaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari in the near future. Speculations about a thaw in the relationship between both leaders gained momentum when Zardari called Sharif recently.
Zardari lacks political strength to allow concessions to India: ReportJuly 11th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's 'candid admission' that militants were being nurtured on his soil may have been welcomed by the international community, but a report in The Times said that he lacks the political strength to give India the concessions that it has put forth as conditions to resume the stalled peace process between both the countries. Jeremy Page, The Times correspondent, believes that Zardari does not have the powers needed to blunt the turmoil in the country's troubled region amid the current political pandemonium.
Nawaz says he has no personal animosity with ZardariJune 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said he has no personal animosity with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, and is only working for the restoration of democracy. Sharif said Pakistan has no real democracy, and is still running under a system that is an extension of the Musharraf regime.
Zardari, Nawaz have no plan to meetJune 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - President Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif have no plan to hold a one-on-one meeting in the immediate future, their close aides have said. "I asked the president just on Wednesday about a possible meeting with Nawaz Sharif in the near future and was told that there was no such programme," said Zardari's spokesman Farhatullah Babar.
Zardari- Sharif talks on cards to pull crisis-hit Pak out of quagmireJune 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The bitter relationship between Pakistan President Asif Ali and the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif seems to be improving, as both the leaders are expected to meet to discuss the grave issues facing the country currently. According to sources, Sharif, who had earlier refused to meet the Zardari, has now softened his stance, and is willing to meet the President to discuss ways to pull the nation out of the prevalent crisis.
'I don't need US support to come to power,' says SharifMay 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said he does not need the support of the United States to claim power in Pakistan. "I have no intention to come into power with the support of the US or the Army," The Nation quoted Sharif, as saying.
US wants to see Sharif as Pak PM, Zardari, President, claims PPP leaderMay 6th, 2009 LAHORE - : The United States wants the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif to become Pakistan's Prime Minister and President Zardari to continue on the post, a top Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader has claimed. According to the Daily Times, the leader, who is close to Zardari, said Sharif has become the 'blue-eyed boy' of the US and the rest of the western countries.
US wants Sharif to be Pak PM, Zardari as President: MushahidMay 4th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The United States is trying to form a government in Pakistan with Asif Ali Zardari as President and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister, Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Mushahid Hussain Sayed has claimed. Talking to Geo TV, Mushahid said he can tell what will not happen.
US may pressure Zardari to work with Sharif to check TalibanMay 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to face some pressure during the upcoming talks with US President Barack Obama to work with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in an effort to strengthen his civilian government in combating the Taliban challenge. No one here is publicly saying that the Obama Administration is trying to work out a power-sharing deal between Zardari and Nawaz sharif, sources have said.
Concerned US wooing Sharif to deal with militancyMay 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration is reaching out more directly than before to Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif, main rival of President Asif Ali Zardari, as the US loses confidence in the Pakistani Government in wake of the relentless advance of the Taliban. Some Obama Administration officials' think that Sharif's close ties with Islamists in Pakistan could be useful in helping Zardari's Government to confront the stiffening challenge by Taliban insurgents.
With trust in Zardari waning, US wooing Sharif: NYTMay 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - As American confidence in the Pakistani government wanes, the Obama administration is reaching out more directly than before to Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari's chief rival Nawaz Sharif, the New York Times said in a report. American officials have long held Sharif at arm's length because of his close ties to Islamists in Pakistan, but some Obama administration officials now say those ties could be useful in helping Zardari's government to confront the stiffening challenge by Taliban insurgents, the influential newspaper said Saturday.
US now feels "seasoned" Sharif better bet for it than " ineffective" ZardariApril 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - While Pakistan is facing an unprecedented threat from the Taliban, which is threatening to take over the reigns of the country, a worried lot of US political leaders are of the view that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would have performed much better than the current President Asif Ali Zardari in these testing circumstances. A report in the Wall Street Journal stated that Zardari's ineffectiveness in curbing the Taliban's surge and lack of his political ability, has forced the US administration to look for other options in Pakistan.
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