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According to high-level supporters on Friday, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has affirmed his June vow that he will neither step down nor go into exile, despite the recent pressure from opposition forces....

Pakistan's coalition government said Thursday that it would push to impeach current President Pervez Musharraf , a move that would require the endorsement of two-thirds of legislators in a joint session of parliament. Pakistan People's...

The UN said Friday that it had reached a "broad understanding" with Pakistan on logistical issues and questions of access to government officials central to a potential investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir...

Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement rallied Thursday against the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for failing to reinstate judges deposed after the declaration of emergency by President...

The Election Commission of Pakistan Sunday cleared former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother to run in the June 26 by-elections. Sharif was barred from running in the February...

A senior member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) presented its proposed constitutional amendment package to its principal coalition partner Sunday. The 62-point package, which anticipates restoring the judiciary deposed by President Pervez Musharraf last...

The co-chair of Pakistan's governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP) pleaded for calm Thursday with members of the nation's vocal lawyers' movement, cautioning that "hidden forces" could seize on any perceived unrest to reimpose martial law and destroy...

Pakistan officials who ignored a Supreme Court order and went along with President Pervez Musharaff's declaration of emergency rule in November 2007 will be punished regardless of their position, ousted Pakistan Chief Justice...

The leaders of Pakistan's governing Pakistan People's Party presented an anticipated 62-point constitutional amendment package at a news conference Saturday, saying it would be presented to the country's parliament by the end of June. The...

JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the proposed 18th Amendment to Pakistan's constitution limiting presidential power and punishing judges who might support military coups and constitutional subversions may offer some short-term benefit, but...