Bomb attacks target the convoy of one candidate and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan.
A first warm-weather round of insurgent attacks has become an annual ritual. NATO-led forces dismiss the challenge, saying Afghan troops are ready to come into the security lead.
Musharraf had recently returned from self-imposed exile expecting to be greeted as a patriotic savior, but now is being held by police and faces charges stemming from his military rule. |
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally...
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