<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Asif Ali Zardari: News &amp; Videos about Asif Ali Zardari - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Asif_Ali_Zardari</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Asif Ali Zardari from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Asif Ali Zardari: News &amp; Videos about Asif Ali Zardari - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/tztop.larijani.file.afp.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Asif_Ali_Zardari</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Asif Ali Zardari from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Bombing kills at least 29, Iranian media report</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A man carrying explosives blew himself up as participants headed to a conference between Shia and Sunni groups in southeastern Iran on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, Iranian media reported.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Musharraf not ruling out running for office</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/pakistan.musharraf/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/pakistan.musharraf/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who took control in a bloodless coup and left office under threat of impeachment, is not ruling out the possibility that he'll run for office once the law allows.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 05:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N. to expand relief efforts in Pakistan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.united.nations.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.united.nations.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed on the need for additional humanitarian aid after meeting with Pakistani President Asif Zardari on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 07:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>John King: Party politics and press parties</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/10/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/10/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It was an odd Washington weekend: a Sunday of sober talk about the challenges ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a more relaxed Saturday night.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 02:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.zadari.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.zadari.nukes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday insisted that his country's nuclear arsenal is "definitely safe," despite growing concerns about recent gains by the Taliban along the country's border with Afghanistan.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Holbrooke calls for strong backing of Pakistani government</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/pakistan.holbrooke/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The president's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan tried to reassure members of Congress Tuesday that the Pakistani government is not on the verge of collapse, but does require greater U.S. backing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's ousted chief justice reinstated</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/pakistan.judges/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/pakistan.judges/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's fired chief justice was reinstated in a flag-raising ceremony at his house Sunday after the government bowed to protesters' demands following days of massive demonstrations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Understanding Pakistan's latest turmoil</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Barely a year after the country celebrated its return to democracy, Pakistan is ensnared in a new political crisis.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawyers arrested protesting Pakistan firings</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.march/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.march/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police in Pakistan arrested lawyers holding a public protest to demand that the government immediately restore judges the previous president had ousted, Karachi's police chief told CNN Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan to hold talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/iran.pakistan.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/iran.pakistan.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The presidents of Pakistan and neighboring Iran and Afghanistan have agreed that their foreign ministers will hold monthly meetings to discuss regional issues, according to a spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari defends cease-fire in volatile Pakistan region</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/zardari.pakistan.swat.deal/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/zardari.pakistan.swat.deal/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's president has defended his government's recent ceasefire in the country's volatile Swat Valley in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, saying that many in the West have mischaracterized the deal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Opposition leader ban sparks Pakistan protests</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/pakistan.protests/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/pakistan.protests/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Supporters of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif took to the streets Thursday, burning cars and damaging shops, after the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that he and his brother cannot hold elected office.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Biden assures Pakistan of support against terrorism</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/pakistan.biden.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/pakistan.biden.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden assured Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday that the incoming Obama administration will continue to support Pakistan's efforts to strengthen democracy and combat terrorism, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan plays down tensions with India</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/india.pakistan.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/india.pakistan.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari played down cross-border tensions with India in a speech Saturday, telling citizens democracy and dialogue will end discord and increase regional stability.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Indian official: Terrorists wanted to kill 5,000</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/india.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An Indian official said the coordinated terrorist attacks that killed at least 183 people in nine sites across Mumbai this week could have been much worse.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Taliban on agenda as Zardari visits Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/afghanistan.pakistan.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/afghanistan.pakistan.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's president will use his first visit to Afghanistan to discuss how the countries can unite to defeat terrorists.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bad weather thwarts Pakistan leader's Afghan trip</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.pakistan.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/afghanistan.pakistan.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A meeting between the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan was canceled Friday when bad weather prevented Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari from traveling to the Afghan capital, Kabul.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Brown: Pakistan linked to most UK terror plots</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/india.mumbai.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/india.mumbai.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Britain's prime minister Sunday asked India and Pakistan to allow UK police to interview Mumbai siege suspects as he revealed the extent of Pakistan-based extremists' involvement in terrorism in his country.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan seizes militant blamed for Mumbai</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/pakistan.mumbai.raids/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/pakistan.mumbai.raids/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's security forces have arrested the operational chief of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, the Islamic militant group that India says was behind the recent killings of more than 160 people in Mumbai.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari to India: 'Pause and take a breath'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/pakistan.india/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/pakistan.india/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's president Tuesday pointed to a weekend raid in Kashmir as proof of his government's commitment against terrorism, urging India to "pause and take a breath" before blaming Pakistan for the November massacre in Mumbai.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript: Pakistan president on Larry King Live</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/larry.king.zardari.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/larry.king.zardari.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>CNN's Larry King spoke with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday for Larry King Live. Below is a full transcript of the interview.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari: 'Pakistan in no way responsible' for Mumbai attacks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/pakistan.zardari.lkl/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/02/pakistan.zardari.lkl/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denied his nation was involved in last week's deadly attacks on Mumbai, India, and told CNN on Tuesday he's seen no evidence that a suspect in custody is a Pakistani national as Indian officials claim.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Time and Money Running Out for Pakistan</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A raging Taliban insurgency that has divided the political class combines with economic calamity to create a perfect storm on the front line of the war on terror
</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Pakistan's Zardari Is Cozying Up to China</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851332,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851332,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The visit by Pakistan's President to China results in a raft of agreements. Are the two countries sending a message to historical rivals -- the U.S. and India?</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Sarah Palin Rallied Pakistan's Feminists</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844925,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844925,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Flirtatious remarks by President Zardari unleash a firestorm of criticism in Pakistan</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S., Pakistan exchange shots at volatile border</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/pakistan.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/pakistan.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. and Pakistani troops exchanged fire Thursday along the Pakistani-Afghan border minutes after the Pakistani military fired shots at two American helicopters that were providing cover for the troops, a U.S. military spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's president tells Palin she's 'gorgeous'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's new president called GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "gorgeous" when the two met in New York on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's Zardari Tries to Keep His Distance from US</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The Marriott bombing may offer an opportunity for the new president to rally support for an indigenous war on terror, but only if he can keep Washington off his turf</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinner plans save Pakistan's rulers from hotel bomb attack</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/pakistan.islamabad.marriott.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/pakistan.islamabad.marriott.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's president, prime minister and other leaders had planned to dine at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday night, when it was struck by a massive truck bombing, a government official said Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Official: Hotel blast 'biggest attack' in 7 years for Pakistan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/pakistan.islamabad.marriott.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/pakistan.islamabad.marriott.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More than 1,300 pounds of explosives were packed into a construction truck that detonated outside an Islamabad hotel, killing 57 people, including two Americans and a diplomat, officials said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marriott Terror: A Challenge to Pakistan's Leaders
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Wary of allowing U.S. operations on his soil, President Zardari seeks a national consensus on fighting terrorism
</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistani president tells foreign troops to keep out</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/pakistan.sovereignty/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/pakistan.sovereignty/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan will not allow foreign powers to violate the country's sovereignty to pursue terrorists, the country's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, said Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush to meet Pakistani president amid tension over raid</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/bush.pakistan.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/bush.pakistan.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's newly elected president, Asif Ali Zardari, will meet with President Bush next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the White House announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan vs. US Raids: How Bad a Rift?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Warnings over American military action on Pakistani soil may be be driven by domestic political concern, rather than a genuine parting of ways</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari sworn in as Pakistan president</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/pakistan.presidential.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/pakistan.presidential.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, took an oath of office as the nuclear-armed Islamic country's new president Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's Unlikely President
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Asif Ali Zardari survived imprisonment on corruption charges and exile to become head of state, but can he bring stability?
</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bhutto widower Zardari elected Pakistan's new president</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/pakistan.presidential.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/pakistan.presidential.election/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Nearly a year after assassins killed Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her widower won the country's presidential election and hailed his triumph as a victory for democracy.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bhutto Widower is Pakistan President</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide victory </description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's Presidential Fav Guarded</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Pakistan's presidential front-runner, Asif Ali Zardari, has moved into a tightly guarded government compound over security fears, officials said Friday</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. envoy's talks with Pakistan questioned</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/pakistan.khalilzad/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/pakistan.khalilzad/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Bush administration officials are angrily questioning whether a senior U.S. diplomat has interfered in Pakistani politics.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Pakistan's Zardari Mentally Fit?

</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836468,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836468,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A report that alleges he suffered depression and thoughts of suicide would have caused a political firestorm in the West. But there's barely a peep in Pakistan</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Picking Up the Pieces in Pakistan
 
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Just a week after ousting former President Pervez Musharraf, the coalition government of Pakistan breaks up. Now what?</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's Ruling Coalition Collapses</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, torn apart by internal bickering just a week after Pervez Musharraf's ouster and underscoring fears that the government would be distracted from its fight against Islamic extremists</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bhutto's widower to run for president</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/pakistan.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/pakistan.president/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan People's Party co-chair and widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, has accepted the nomination to be his party's candidate for the Pakistani presidency, PPP officials said Saturday night.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zardari Proposed for Pakistan Pres.</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Pakistan's main ruling party on Friday proposed the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto as its next president</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bombings rock Pakistan ahead of elections</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for dual suicide bombings at a Pakistani military arms factory that police said killed 66 people and wounded more than 70 others.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The US and Democracy in Pakistan
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Viewpoint: Military dictators have been Washington's preferred interlocutors in Islamabad. But they can't get the job done
</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Musharraf in the Crosshairs</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830353,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830353,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Pakistan's embattled president now faces impeachment charges, and with his often warring opponents closing ranks against him, the prospects for his survival don't look good</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's Accidental Prime Minister</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Gilani is the first civilian head of the Pakistani government to visit Washington. Too bad he doesn't really run the country</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan Lawyers: Back to the Streets
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The protests seeking the reinstatement of judges threaten President Musharraf and his fragile government</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Khan: Bhutto's widower is protecting Musharraf</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/khan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/khan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Benazir Bhutto's widower is protecting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, despite accusing him of having an indirect role in her assassination last year, a prominent politician in Pakistan has said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan coalition crumbles as ministers resign</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The junior partner in Pakistan's fragile coalition quit the government Tuesday, saying it has not delivered on a promise to restore judges that President Pervez Musharraf fired. </description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Pakistan's Government Collapsed</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Failure to agree on reinstating sacked judges may reveal a deeper schism over how to handle President Musharraf
</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan Ex-PM Party Quits Cabinet</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Monday that his party was
 withdrawing from the cabinet, raising doubts over the government's
 stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years
 of military rule</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fired Pakistan judges getting jobs back</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.judge.deadline/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/pakistan.judge.deadline/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Friday that the ruling coalition on May 12 will reinstate judges who were ousted by President Pervez Musharraf last year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan promises 'good news' on ousted judges</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/pakistan.judges/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/pakistan.judges/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's new government plans to announce Friday how and when it will restore dozens of judges who were ousted last year by President Pervez Musharraf.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan's PPP Chooses Premier</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1724968,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1724968,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The party of Pakistan's slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto settles on her replacement, Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was once a close aide to Bhutto</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda probed over Lahore blasts</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The death toll from twin suicide blasts in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore grew to 28 Wednesday, as police opened an investigation into possible al Qaeda involvement in the attacks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistani elections encourage investors</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/22/news/international/pakistan_ellis.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/22/news/international/pakistan_ellis.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Akbar Shah Afridi had no doubt about what will happen after Pakistan's votes are counted.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan leaders agree on coalition</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/21/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two leading figures in Pakistani politics said Thursday their parties will work together in the national parliament after scoring big wins in elections earlier this week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bhutto's widower calls for unity</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The husband of assassinated Benazir Bhutto has called for a government of national unity -- but failed to say how it would work with President Pervez Musharraf.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Decision on Pakistan election delayed; new video emerges </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's Central Election Commission said Monday that a decision is expected Tuesday on whether to hold parliamentary elections as scheduled on January 8.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New video appears to show Bhutto being shot</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/pakistan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/pakistan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Dramatic new videotape of the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto emerged Sunday, showing her slumping just after gunshots ring out.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bhutto was essence of Pakistan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/plate.bhutto.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/plate.bhutto.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A gift given to me years ago from Benazir Bhutto, an elegantly decorated wood jewelry box slathered in lacquer, still adorns a sideboard in our home. Bhutto had wanted everyone in the room of visitors to remember her for her best. This was in 1993, not long after her second election as prime minister of Pakistan.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan detains opposition leader</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/pakistan.zardari/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/pakistan.zardari/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani security forces have stormed a plane carrying Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and detained him upon his arrival in the country, witnesses told CNN.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2005 04:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistani police deploy in force, shut Lahore</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/pakistan.rallies/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/pakistan.rallies/index.html</guid><description>About 12,000 police were deployed across Lahore on Saturday ahead of the return of opposition leader Asif Ali Zardari, with the government vowing to block any rallies by his party and effectively sealing off the city.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bhutto's husband freed on bail</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/pakistan.bhutto.husband/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/pakistan.bhutto.husband/index.html</guid><description>Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was freed Wednesday on $5,000 bail a day after being detained by authorities.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan opposition leader held</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/pakistan.bhutto.husband/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/pakistan.bhutto.husband/index.html</guid><description>With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan opposition leader freed</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/pakistan.bhutto/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/pakistan.bhutto/index.html</guid><description>The husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was released on bail Monday night, ending eight years in custody on corruption charges.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:36:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>