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Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders the Arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has issued an order for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with a corruption case involving power projects. It is unknown if Tahir Ul Qadri’s calls for the resignation of the government had any impact on the Supreme Court‘s order.   [The New York Times] Related: Tahir Ul Qadri […]

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Pakistanis and Russians Prefer ‘Strong Leaders’ According to New Poll by the Pew Research Center

Pew interviewed people in 7 different countries and asked participants whether he or she would prefer a strong leader or a democratic form of government. The preference for a ‘strong leader’ over a democratic form of government was found in only two of the seven countries surveyed, Russia and Pakistan. Overall, the poll results correspond […]

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